FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1986
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SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR CONTAINER INDUSTRY
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THE CENTRAL CONTAINER HANDLING SAFETY COMMITTEE IS ORGANISING A YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AMONG WORKERS IN THE CONTAINER HANDLING INDUSTRY.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TO BE HELD BY THE COMMITTEE WHICH IS MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MANAGEMENTS OF THE CONTAINER TERMINALS AND DEPOTS, CONTAINER REPAIRERS AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE A CONTAINER COMPANY SAFETY AWARD WHICH WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PARTICIPATING COMPANY REPORTING THE LOWEST NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD. AS PART OF THE QUALIFYING PROCEDURE, EACH PARTICIPATING COMPANY WILL BE REQUIRED TO HOLD A +SAFETY WEEK+ TO PROMOTE SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG ITS OWN EMPLOYEES.
OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE ORGANISED INCLUDE SLOGAN, POSTER, LOGO, AND DESIGN COMPETITIONS.
FACTORY INSPECTORS FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE PART IN THE CAMPAIGN BY GIVING TALKS AND ADVICE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
DETAILS OF ABERDEEN BOAT RACES
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THE 1986 ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACES ORGANISING COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON SUNDAY (JUNE 1) AT THE JUMBO FLOATING RESTAURANT IN SHAM WAN, ABERDEEN, TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THIS YEAR'S RACES.
CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR KEUNG YIN MAN, WILL BE PRESENT AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
AN EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY FOR FOUR NEW DRAGON BOATS WILL BE PERFORMED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR. MR LIU LIT-FOR, URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR JOSEPH CHAN, AND POLICE AND MARINE POLICE OFFICIALS AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
THE DRAGON BOAT RACES, WHICH HAVE A LONG TRADITION IN ABERDEEN BUT WERE NOT HELD LAST YEAR, RESUME THIS YEAR AFTER THE ROAD THROUGH ABERDEEN PROJECT WAS COMPLETED, AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 11 ALONG A 330-METRE CHANNEL IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER.
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