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GUIDE ON DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES PUBLISHED
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS, HAS PUBLISHED A REFERENCE BOOKLET ON THE PROPER CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES COMMONLY USED IN INDUSTRY.
THE BOOKLET WHICH IS BILINGUAL, AIMED AT PROTECTING PEOPLE IN INDUSTRY AGAINST ANY RISKS WHICH MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE BOOKLET CONTAINED 231 DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES COMMONLY USED AND HANDLED IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG.
SERVING AS A QUICK GUIDE FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE FIELD AND FOR EMPLOYERS OF INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN PARTICULAR, THE PUBLICATION COMPRISES FIVE SECTIONS DEALING RESPECTIVELY WITH WHY AND HOW DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AND LABELLED, USEFUL HINTS ON CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING, AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.
IT ALSO ADVISES ON THE USE OF STANDARD RISK SYMBOLS, THE EFFECTS OF RISKS AND BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED, HOWEVER, THAT WHEN A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE COULD NOT BE FOUND IN THIS BOOKLET, IT DID NOT MEAN THAT IT WAS FREE FROM RISKS.
CONTACTS SHOULD BE MADE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OR SUPPLIER WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE RELEVANT INFORMATION.
TENDERS INVITED FOR JUNK BAY ENGINEERING WORKS
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THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR ANOTHER CONTRACT AS PART OF THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF JUNK BAY NEW TOWN.
THE CONTRACT CONSISTS OF RECLAMATION WORKS AND ROADWORKS AT THE HEAD OF JUNK BAY TO PROVIDE LAND AND ACCESS FOR FUTURE RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNMENT FACILITIES.
INCLUDED IN THE ROADWORKS WOULD BE A TRUNK ROAD IN THE RECLAMATION AREA, PART OF THE EASTERN APPROACHES LINKING THE TRUNK ROAD WITH JUNK BAY TUNNEL, AND AN ACCESS ROAD TO AREA 85 (SIU CHIK SHA) TO SERVE FUTURE INDUSTRIAL LOTS.
CONSTRUCTION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN JULY 1987 AND TO TAKE 30 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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