WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1984
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LAW ON SAFETY OFFICERS BEING PREPARED
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LEGISLATION IS NOW BEING PREPARED WHICH, IF ENACTED, WILL REQUIRE ALL THE LARGER FIRMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO EMPLOY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED SAFETY OFFICERS.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR RON BRIDGE, AT THE OPENING OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY'S. SAFETY OFFICERS COURSE.
MR BRIDGE SAID THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER BODIES REPRESENTING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, HAD ENDORSED THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN PRINCIPLE BUT WERE CONCERNED THAT THERE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT QUALIFIED SAFETY OFFICERS AVAILABLE BY THE TIME THE LEGISLATION COMES INTO EFFECT.
HE SAID THE CITA COURSE, WHICH OFFERED 80 PLACES IN ONE-YEAR EVENING AND DAY-RELEASE COURSES, WAS INTENDED TO HELP FILL THIS NEED, AND WOULD BE A MOST WELCOME ADDITION TO THE COURSES ALREADY BEING PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
+ THE POLYTECHNIC COURSES, WHICH STARTED IN 1979, ORIGINALLY PROVIDED PLACES FOR 40 PEOPLE, BUT THEY HAVE EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS AND THIS YEAR'S COURSE HAS THREE CLASSES PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 120 PLACES, + MR BRIDGE ADDED.
+TAK ING INTO ACCOUNT BOTH COURSES, WE ESTIMATE THAT A TOTAL OF ABOUT 430 SAFETY OFFICERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY JULY 1985, AND ABOUT 140 SHOULD COME AVAILABLE EACH YEAR AFTER THAT,+
MR BRIDGE THANKED THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND ITS CHAIRMAN, DR GEOFFREY YEH, FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE IN PROVIDING MORE SAFETY OFFICERS. HE ALSO COMMENDED THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS' ASSOCIATION FOR ITS SUPPORT FOR THE COURSE AND FOR ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO USE BCA PREMISES.
HELPING TO GET VOTERS
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SEVERAL LAUNCHES WILL TOUR THE ABERDEEN HARBOUR TOMORROW (THURSDAY) MORNING TO HELP THE FLOATING POPULATION TO REGISTER AS DISTRICT BOARD VOTERS.
ON BOARD THE LAUNCHES WILL BE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE MOBILE REGISTRATION TEAM AND A NUMBER OF CIVIC-MINDED LEADERS OF THE FISHING POPULATION, WHO WILL APPEAL TO THE BOAT PEOPLE TO REGISTER FOR NEXT YEAR'S DB ELECTIONS.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT 10 AM (SHARP) AT THE JUMBO PIER ON THE ABERDEEN WATERFRONT (OPPOSITE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE AT ABERDEEN CENTRE).
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