THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1986
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PUBLIC WARNED ABOUT FIRE HAZARDS
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THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CARE AGAINST POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS CAUSED BY THE BURNING OF JOSS STICKS AND JOSS PAPER DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID THAT WITH THE TRADITIONAL WORSHIPPING RITUALS AND THE FREQUENT USE OF COOKING STOVES DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON, FIRE RISKS TEND TO BE MUCH HIGHER.
ACCORDING TO LAST YEAR'S STATISTICS, OVER 160 FIRES WERE CAUSED BY THE BURNING OF WORSHIPPING ITEMS ALONE, AND MANY OF THESE OCCURRED DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD.
+THE SIMPLE RULES TO REMEMBER IN PREVENTING FIRE ARE TO GIVE A LITTLE THOUGHT, APPLY YOUR COMMONSENSE AND BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE ALL THE TIME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO BURN JOSS STICKS AND JOSS PAPER IN METAL CANS, NOT TO FILL A KEROSENE STOVE OR HEATER WHEN IT IS ALIGHT NOR TO STORE MORE THAN ONE CONTAINER OF FUEL AT HOME.
THOSE WHO INTEND TO VISIT THE COUNTRYSIDE DURING THE HOLIDAYS SHOULD TAKE CARE TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF HILL FIRES.
+REMEMBER TO BARBECUE ONLY AT DESIGNATED PITS AND EXTINGUISH ALL FIRES BEFORE LEAVING THE SITES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE ADDED THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS BEST NOT TO SMOKE AT ALL IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, IF PEOPLE DO, THEY MUST DISPOSE OF THE IR CIGARETTE ENDS AND SPENT MATCHES PROPERLY.
+HELP PREVENT FIRE, AND DON'T LET IT RUIN YOUR NEW YEAR,+ HE SAID.
EMPLOYERS REMINDED ABOUT CONTRACTS
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AN EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $50 000 IF HE FAILS TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH A MANUAL WORKER TAKING UP EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG.
THE FINE IS ALSO APPLICABLE IF THE EMPLOYER FAILED TO PRESENT THE CONTRACT TO LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ATTESTATION BEFORE THE WORKER LEAVES HONG KONG.
THIS REMINDER