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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1987
+FOR INSTANCE, CHILDREN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUP STILL HOLDING THE OLD TYPE OF 1.D. CARD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A TRAVEL DOCUMENT AFTER MARCH 29, HE ADDED.
THOSE WHO HAD MISSED THE IR SPECIFIED CARD RENEWAL PHASE DUE TO THE IR ABSENCE FROM HONG KONG OR ANY OTHER REASONS, SHOULD APPROACH THE REGULAR REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICES IMMEDIATELY.
+THESE CASES WILL BE LOOKED INTO THOROUGHLY AND DEALT WITH
ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL MERITS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY A TRIPARTITE AFFAIR SIR DAVID
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HONG KONG HAS DEVELOPED A SYSTEM OF TRIPARTITE DISCUSSION AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE, THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.
BUT HE WARNED THAT HONG KONG STILL HAD A LONG WAY TO GO
IN RESPECT OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
SPEAKING AT THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY GALA NIGHT ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, SIR DAVID STRESSED THAT
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WAS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH,
+WE HAVE LAWS ON SAFETY, WE HAVE A SYSTEM OF INSPECTION, BUT WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION AMONG ALL PARTIES, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, WE SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE FUTHER PROGRESS,+ HE SAID.
+THE PRACTICE OF SAFETY REQUIRES A KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEANS OF ACHIEVING IT AND KNOW THAT IT IS THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY CONCERN TO ADVISE AND ASSIST IN MATTERS OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR SAFETY IN ALL POSSIBLE WAYS.+
SIR DAVID SAID HE BELIEVED THAT ENFORCEMENT OF LEGISLATION WAS NOT BY ITSELF SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
+THE ANSWER, I AM SURE, LIES IN THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION AND PERSUASION, HE SAID.
THE GALA