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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1984
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR THE AFFECTED WORKER TO RECOVER FROM THE GASSING, ACCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE COULD BE VERY SERIOUS AND MIGHT EVEN BE FATAL.
IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT CLEAR AND SIMPLE IDENTIFICATION AND WARNING LABELS SHOULD BE PLACED ON ALL VESSELS USED FOR KEEPING AND TRANSFERRING CHEMICALS, HE STRESSED.
FACTORY PROPRIETORS WHO REQUIRE FURTHER ADVICE SHOULD CONTACT THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.
TSIM SHA TSUI EAST SET FOR BIG LIGHT UP
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AT THE PRESS OF A BUTTON NEXT FRIDAY (DECEMBER 14) EVENING, LADY YOUDE, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR, WILL BE SWITCHING ON THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
LADY YOUDE WILL PERFORM THE SWITCHING-ON CEREMONY AT 6 PM IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CENTENARY PARK, OPPOSITE THE SOUTH SEA CENTRE.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TSIM SHA TSUI EAST DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION, MR LUI CHE-WOO SAID THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR THE AREA, WILL HAVE THE THEME: +I LOVE HONG KONG+.
+THE THEME SYMBOLISES THE WISH OF EVERYONE IN HONG KONG THE IR LOVE AND TRUST IN THE TERRITORY, + MR LUI SAID.
+WITH DESIGNS OF SANTA CLAUS, PIGEONS AND THE WORDS I LOVE HONG KONG', THE LIGHTINGS WILL BE MOUNTED ON BUILDINGS, HOTELS AND LAMPPOSTS ALONG THE STREETS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, HE ADDED.
+THERE WILL BE ABOUT 100 000 BULBS LIGHTING UP THE TSIM SHA TSUI EAST AREA, HE SAID.
THE FULL $1 MILLION SPENT ON THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS HAS BEEN BORNE BY DEVELOPERS IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WHO ALSO ATTENDED THE PRESS CONFERENCE, GAVE DETAILS OF SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
MR LEUNG STRESSED THAT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTINGS WOULD BE SWITCHED ON FOR MANY DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER THE HOLIDAYS FROM DECEMBER 14 TO JANUARY 6.
+THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF TIME TO ENJOY THE FESTIVE LIGHTINGS, HE SAID.
/THE FESTIVE