THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1985
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HOLIDAY REMINDER
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE REMINDED AGAIN THAT THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 8) AND THE COMING MONDAY (JUNE 10) ARE NOT GENERAL HOLIDAYS AS GAZETTED IN JANUARY 1984.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THIS YEAR THE GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AND THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WILL NOT FALL ON THESE TWO DAYS BUT ON JUNE 15 AND 17.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY THIS YEAR ON JULY 29, A MONDAY, SINCE CHING MING FESTIVAL AND GOOD FRIDAY, BOTH GENERAL HOLIDAYS, FELL ON THE SAME DAY.
+MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK+ STARTS ON SATURDAY
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THE MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK+ RADIO PROGRAMME, WHICH HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AMONG WORKERS, WILL ENTER ITS THIRD YEAR THIS WEEK WITH A LIVE BROADCAST FROM THE KAI TAK EAST PLAYGROUND.
THE LIVE BROADCAST, THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF 15 ONE-HOUR EPISODES, WILL BE AIRED ON RTHK RADIO 1 BETWEEN 3 PM AND 4 PM ON SATURDAY (JUNE 8), FEATURING POPULAR SINGERS KEN CHOI AND LEE LAI-YU},
THE REMAINING 14 EPISODES, WILL BE BROADCAST EVERY SATURDAY AT THE SAME TIME.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, WHICH CO-ORGANISED THE PROGRAMME WITH RTHK, SAID THE SERIES WILL COMPRISE THREE LIVE BROADCASTS AT INDUSTRIAL AREAS TO BRING ENTERTAINMENT AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MESSAGES TO WORKERS AT THEIR PLACE OF WORK.
FACTORY AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SAFETY QUIZ. AFTER SIX ROUNDS OF KEEN COMPETITION, THE THREE TEAMS WITH THE HIGHEST SCORES WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS.
PARTICIPATING WORKERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO CHAT WITH
THE GUEST SINGERS AND REQUEST SONGS.
LOCAL SINGERS AND CELEBRITIES HAVE ALSO BEEN INVITED TO INTERVIEW WORKERS IN FACTORIES AND AT CONSTRUCTION SITES TO INTRODUca.. LISTENERS TO POINTS OF INTEREST IN CERTAIN TRADES AND THE SAFETY RULES INVOLVED.
THE PROGRAMME