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TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1983
+VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS, REQUESTS OR PROMISES ARE LIABLE TO BE MISINTERPRETED OR FORGOTTEN AND ARE, THEREFORE, NOT A SATISFACTORY BASIS FOR ACTION ON WHICH WORKERS' LĪVES MAY DEPEND.
+EFFECTIVE CONTROL SHOULD BE ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF A WRITTEN SYSTEM KNOWN AS A PERMIT-TO-WORK SYSTEM, WHICH REQUIRES FORMAL ACTION ON THE PART OF THOSE DOING THE WORK, THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AND THOSE AUTHORISED TO SIGN SUCH PERMITS, AND WHICH CLEARLY SETS OUT THE CONDITIONS FOR SAFE ENTRY.
+ANY EMPLOYER SEEKING ADVICE ON THIS SYSTEM MAY CONTACT THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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EVENING COURSES ORGANISED FOR DISABLED
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THE WORLD REHABILITATION FUND DAY CENTRE IN KWUN TONG IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM DISABLED PEOPLE WHO ARE 15 YEARS OF AGE OR ABOVE FOR THE PART-TIME EVENING COURSES SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE THIS OCTOBER,
A VARIETY OF COURSES WILL BE OFFERED IN THE PART-TIME EVENING CLASSES RANGING FROM GARMENT MAKING, COPY TYPEWRITING, ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION, DOMESTIC APPLIANCES REPAIR, ELECTRONIC REPAIR, GAS WELDING, ELECTRIC ARC WELDING, INDUSTRIAL LEATHERWORK, AND MACHINE OPERATION TO JOINER.
ADMINISTERED BY THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT, THE CENTRE PROVIDES THE HANDICAPPED WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT.
APART FROM PART-TIME COURSES, THE CENTRE ALSO OFFERS FULL-TIME TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING TEN SECTORS - CLOTHING, COMMERCIAL, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC, FABRICATION, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, MECHANICAL, PRINTING, MACHINE KNITTING AND WOODWORK.
THE PURPOSE OF BOTH THE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME TRAINING COURSES IS TO PROVIDE DISABLED PEOPLE WITH GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN CHOOSING EMPLOYMENT THROUGH TRAINING WHICH IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE IR CAPABILITY.
DETAILS OF THE PART-TIME EVENING COURSES, SUCH AS THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, TUITION FEES, DURATION OF THE COURSES, DATES AND TIMES OF CLASS MEETINGS WILL BE ADVERTISED ON THURSDAY (JUNE 16).
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRE AT 487, KWUN TONG ROAD. THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JULY 16.
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