NOTE TO EDITORS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
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DUKE OF KENT ARRIVING IN HK
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THE DUKE OF KENT WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 2) ON FLIGHT BA 003, ETA 3.15 PM. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL STAY OVERNIGHT HERE EN ROUTE TO KOREA.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO COVER HIS ARRIVAL. THOSE ASSIGNED TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS CONFERECNE ROOM OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 2.15 PM.
GIS OFFICERS WILL ASSIST.
SEMINAR STRESSES SAFETY-AT-WORK
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THE SUCCESS OF WORK SAFETY DEPENDS ON THE CO-OPERATION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, IN ADDITION TO TIGHT ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY REGULATIONS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON SHIPBUILDING TRADE WORKERS UNION, MR TANG CHOY, WHEN HE OPENED A +SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING INDUSTRY SAFETY SEMINAR+ THIS MORNING.
THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING INDUSTRY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
MR TANG POINTED OUT THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, AND EMPLOYEES SHOULD OBSERVE SAFETY-AT-WORK PRACTICES, AS A FIRST STEP IN ULTIMATELY MAKING IT +EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK SAFELY+,
HE STRESSED THAT IT WAS ESPECIALLY THE CASE WHEN THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING INDUSTRY WAS A HEAVY INDUSTRY.
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MR TANG NOTED THAT THE SEMINAR HELD FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION FOR THE INDUSTRY SHOWED THAT THE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ATTACHED MORE IMPORTANCE TO THE SAFETY OF THE INDUSTRY.
AFTER THE OPENING, OFFICERS FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS A LECTURER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG GAVE TALKS ON WORK SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH.
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