SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1934
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FREE TRIP TO U.S. FOR +SAFETY AT WORK+ WINNERS
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AN 11-DAY. ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER VALUABLE PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $100 000 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE WINNING TEAM OF THE ANNUAL +SAFETY AT WORK+ TV PROGRAMME.
THE 13-EPISODE PROGRAMME, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR WORKERS IN THE MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
THE MAIN PRIZES, WORTH A TOTAL OF $60 000, ARE BEING SPONSORED BY MR LAM KIN-MING OF LAI SUN GARMENT COMPANY LTD, A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, AND A KEEN SUPPORTER OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY IN HONG KONG. THEY INCLUDE THE FIRST PRIZE -- A TRIP TO THE U.S.
OVER $300 000 IN PRIZES, WILL BE AWARDED TO MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPATING TEAMS AND HOME VIEWERS DURING THE PRELIMINARIES, SEMI-FINALS AND THE GRAND FINAL.
THESE PRIZES INCLUDE PACKAGE TOURS TO BANGKOK AND PEKING, VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERS, WASHING MACHINES, KITCHEN MACHINES, RADIO CASSETTE RECORDERS, ELECTRONIC TV GAMES, COLOUR TV SETS, ELECTRIC OVENS AND WRIST WATCHES.
THE HALF-HOUR SERIES WILL BE SCREENED ON TVB-JADE BETWEEN 3.30 PM AND 4 PM ON 12 CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS, STARTING ON JUNE 3.
THE ONE-HOUR GRAND FINAL WILL BE SHOWN ON TVB-JADE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, FROM 9.30 PM TO 10.30 PM.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT RESPONSE TO THE TV PROGRAMME IN PREVIOUS YEARS HAD BEEN FAVOURABLE. HE ADDED THAT FEEDBACK INFORMATION INDICATED THAT THE PROGRAMME WAS NOT ONLY ENTERTAINING BUT ALSO EFFECTIVE IN RAISING SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS AND HOME VIEWERS.
TRAFFIC MEASURES FOR ISLAND AND YUEN LONG
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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IN FORCE ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN YUEN LONG FROM MONDAY (MAY 21).
AT WING HING STREET IN NORTH POINT, THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM 10 AM TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC :
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WING HING STREET BETWEEN ELECTRIC ROAD AND KING'S ROAD WILL BE REROUTED ONE-WAY EASTBOUND.
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