THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1986
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LAW REFORM COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION, THE ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JAMES FINDLAY, QC, TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR SIMON IP AND MR MAXIMILIAN MA AS NEW MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MR IP,
AGED 37, WHO WAS BORN IN HONG KONG AND EDUCATED HERE AND IN ENGLAND, IS A SOLICITOR IN PRIVATE PRACTICE AND A VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG.
HE IS A MEMBER OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION'S SUB-COMMITTEE ON INTEREST ON DEBT AND DAMAGES AND PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES AND DEATH.
MR MA, AGED 32, WHO WAS BORN IN HONG KONG, IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF A DIAMOND COMPANY. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE INLAND REVENUE BOARD OF REVIEW AND A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. MR MA WAS FORMERLY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.
IN ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENTS, MR FINDLAY WELCOMED THE ADDITION TO THE COMMISSION OF TWO MEMBERS WITH SUCH VARIED EXPERIENCE. +THEIR BREADTH OF INTERESTS WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE TO THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION,+ HE SAID.
THE APPOINTMENTS OF MR 1P AND MR MA FILL THE VACANCIES CAUSED BY THE RETIREMENTS OF MR ARJAN SAKHRANI, QC, AND MR T.S. LO ON THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR TERMS AS COMMISSION MEMBERS.
SAFETY OFFICERS HAVE VITAL ROLE TO PLAY
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.C.A. HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE HEAVY TOLL IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REPRESENTS +A TREMENDOUS FINANCIAL LOSS AND HUMAN SUFFERING THAT NO ADVANCED SOCIETY CAN AFFORD OR TOLERATE+.
APART FROM THE LOSS OF PRODUCTION, DAMAGE TO PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND LARGE SUMS OF EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION PAID OUT, HE ADDED, WHAT IS MORE SERIOUS IS THE LOSS OF MANY SKILLED AND EFFICIENT WORKERS THROUGH DEATH OR INJURIES.
ADDRESSING THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE SECOND CONSTRUCTION SAFETY OFFICER COURSE CONDUCTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY, MR HAMMOND NOTED THAT 7 239 ACCIDENTS WITH 27 FATALITIES OCCURRED IN THE INDUSTRY IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 17 000 ACCIDENTS WITH 45 FATALITIES IN THE WHOLE OF 1985.
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