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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1985
JOINT EFFORT ON WORK SAFETY ENCOURAGED
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ONE OF THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT IS TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO MAKE A JOINT EFFORT TO IMPROVE SAFETY, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR YIU YAN-NANG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAK ING AT THE HONG KONG INTER-COMPANY FORKLIFT TRUCK DRIVING COMPETITION ORGANISED BY HONG KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS LIMITED, MR YIU SAID THE COMPETITION WAS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF VOLUNTARY EFFORTS BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN A SPECIFIC WORK SITUATION.
HE SAID ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FORKLIFT TRUCKS WERE MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH CARELESS AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVING.
+THE COMPETITION TODAY IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF SHOWING HOW FORKLIFT TRUCKS ARE DRIVEN SAFELY AND TO AROUSE INTEREST IN SAFEDRIVING, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS PARTICIPANTS GAINED IN THE COMPETITION WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THE IR DAILY OPERATION OF FORK ILFT TRUCKS.
YOUTHS URGED TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE
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YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD EQUIP THEMSELVES FULLY AND BE PREPARED TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE FAST-EVOLVING SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SHAM SHUI PO YOUTH DAY, MR CHAU DESCRIBED YOUNG PEOPLE AS THE PILLARS OF HONG KONG'S FUTURE WHO WILL BE FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGES AHEAD+.
IN HIS ADDRESS, MR CHAU ALSO NOTED THAT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, MORE THAN 50 ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN ORGANISED IN SHAM SHUI PO WHICH ATTRACTED ABOUT 100 000 PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR.
+APART FROM BEING POPULAR ART AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES, MOST OF THESE ACTIVITIES ALSO SERVE TO STRESS THE ROLE PLAYED BY YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,+ HE SAID.
+THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, DEVELOP THE IR POTENTIAL AND IDENTIFY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
/+ALL THESE