FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1984
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IN THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIRING INDUSTRY, MR CHAN SAID THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK SAFETY WAS EVER MORE EVIDENT BECAUSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE WORK PROCESS.
HE SAID IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, THERE HAD BEEN 457 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN THE INDUSTRY, COMPARED WITH 471 IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS FIGURE WAS ONLY SECOND TO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS RECORDED.
MR CHAN CALLED ON THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE SEMINAR TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WIDELY ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SO THAT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND OF ITS IMPORTANCE COULD BE ACHIEVED.
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+ I BELIEVE THAT THE MOTTO 'SAFETY AS AN INSEPARABLE PART OF
WILL EVENTUALLY BE ACCEPTED BY EVERYBODY AND BE TAKEN AS A WAY OF LIFE.+
AFTER THE OPENING, OFFICERS FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES GAVE TALKS ON WORK SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH.
A SAFETY FILM ON TOXIC HAZARDS IN INDUSTRY+ WAS ALSO SHOWN AT THE SEMINAR,
HOTLINE TO HELP POTENTIAL VOTERS
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A TELEPHONE HOTLINE - 3-688062 - HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FOR PEOPLE WHO WISH TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PICK UP REGISTRATION FORMS FROM DISTRICT OFFICES OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION POINTS CAN CALL THE NUMBER AND ASK FOR FORMS TO BE MAILED TO THEM. ENQUIRIES CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION CAN ALSO BE MADE AT THE NUMBER.
THE HOTLINE WILL BE MANNED DURING OFFICE HOURS THROUGHOUT THE SIX-WEEK VOTER REGISTRATION PERIOD WHICH ENDS ON OCTOBER 1.
+ THE CALLER ONLY NEEDS TO GIVE HIS NAME AND ADDRESS, + A CNT- SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY,
REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, POST OFFICES, IMMIGRATION OFFICES, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, AND FROM SOME 400 BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION AND THE HANG SENG BANK, INCLUDING THOSE AT MTR STATIONS.
REGISTRATION IS VERY SIMPLE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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