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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1986
+ IN MAY 1986, THE CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SUF-COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED A WORKING PARTY ON SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CAISSON WORK WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, TO STUDY IN DETAIL THE SAFETY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH CAISSON WORK AND TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS SCOPE FOR FURTHER SAFETY MEASURES, MR HENDERSON SAID.
+THIS TRIPARTITE APPROACH IS, I THINK A PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE WAY OF DEALING WITH SAFETY PROBLEMS OF THIS KIND, WHICH CONCERN GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, AND SHOULD DO MUCH TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM. +
AS FAR AS PUBLICITY WAS CONCERNED, HE SAID, INCREASED EMPHASIS HAD BEEN GIVEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JULY TO MEDIA PUBLICITY ON SAFETY IN CAISSON WORK, INCLUDING PRESS RELEASES, RADIO INTERVIEWS AND TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CONCERNING THE ACCIDENT ON JULY 5 IN WHICH THREE WORKERS TRAGICALLY DIED WHILE CARRYING OUT CAISSON WORK, MR HENDERSON SAID, THE INVESTIGATION HAD NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR DEATHS HAD NOT YET DEFINITELY BEEN ESTABLISHED.
+ THE FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL HOWEVER BE CAREFULLY STUDIED WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN CASE THERE ARE NEW LESSONS TO BE LEARNED.+
+AS THIS WAS A FATAL ACCIDENT, AN INQUEST WILL ALSO BE HELD IN DUE COURSE.+
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED TO RULES FOR SOLICITORS *****
THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY HAS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLICITORS' PRACTICE RULES TO PROVIDE FOR SEPARATE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CONVEYANCING TRANSACTIONS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON JEREMY MATHEWS, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE DRAFT AMENDING RULES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE FOR HIS APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE.
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