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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1987
AS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BECAME BIGGER AND MORE COMPLEX, SIR DAVID SAID, MANAGERS WERE REQUIRED TO USE A WIDE RANGE OF NEW TECHNIQUES TO MONITOR AND CO-ORDINATE THE PROGRESS OF PROJECTS.
MECHANISATION IN THE INDUSTRY ALSO INCREASED THE DEMAND FOR SKILLED WORKERS TO OPERATE ADVANCED MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT.
TO MEET THE INDUSTRY'S INCREASING NEEDS FOR ADVANCED SKILLS, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS GRATIFYING THAT THE TRAINING AUTHORITY WAS NOW RUNNING UPGRADING COURSES, INCLUDING ONE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS.
+THE GOVERNMENT HAS LONG RECOGNISED THE NEED TO MAINTAIN A STEADY FLOW OF SKILLED WORKERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID.
THAT WAS WHY THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY IN 1975 AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS SUPPORT TO THE AUTHORITY IN THE FUTURE, HE SAID.
TURNING TO CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, SIR DAVID DESCRIBED THE RISING NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES AS ONE CLOUD IN AN OTHERWISE CLEAR SKY+.
TO ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY OF WORKER RECEIVED THE NECESSARY ATTENTION FOR COMPANY MANAGEMENTS, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD INTRODUCED REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE EMPLOYMENT OF SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES,
+1 KNOW THAT THE AUTHORITY FULLY RECOGNISES THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING A STRONG EMPHASIS UPON SAFETY IN ALL ITS TRAINING PROGRAMMES,+ HE ADDED.
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR STUDY ON NEW LANDFILL SITE
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AN AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY (MONDAY) BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AND L.G. MOUCHEL AND PARTNERS (ASIA) FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY RESULTING FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF A LANDF ILL AT WONG MA HANG SHAN, TA KWU LING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN ADDITION TO COMPREHENSIVE SITE INVESTIGATIONS, THE CONSULTANCY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF ALL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONSTRAINTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE MITIGATORY MEASURES FOR INCORPORATION IN THE DETAILED DESIGN, SUBSEQUENT OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPOSED LANDFILL.
'THE CONSULFANCY