WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1987
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MR LAN SAID THE ESSAY COMPETITION PROMOTED TO A LARGE EXTENT THE SPIRIT OF THESE MEASURES AND HE HOPED THAT MORE SCHOOLS WOULD SUPPORT THIS EXCITING AND MEANINGFUL PROJECT TO ENHANCE STUDENTS INTEREST IN THE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH,
THE FIRST PLACE OF CLASS A OF THE LOCAL ROUND OF THIS YEAR'S COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY ESSAY COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 18 WENT TO IRENE YOUNG OF THE ST. MARY'S CANOSSIAN WAS AWARDED BOOK PRIZE WORTH $600.
COLLEGE. SHE
TWO GIRLS FROM THE SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, ANNE CHƯNG AND KATHERINE SZE, WON THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE OF CLASS A OF THE COMPETITION RESPECTIVELY.
ANOTHER STUDENT OF THE SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE, JANE WONG, WON THE FIRST PLACE OF CLASS B OF THE LOCAL COMPETITION FOR CANDIDATES IN THE AGE GROUP OF 14 AND 15. KUEH TAN-YUAN AND JENNIFER TSANG OF THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL WERE COMMENDED FOR THEIR ESSAYS IN THE SAME GROUP,
BETWEEN
THE FIRST THREE PRIZES IN CLASS C FOR CANDIDATES AGED 12 AND 13, ALL WENT TO STUDENTS OF THE DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL, NAMELY MONIQUE TANG, GRACE NGAI AND AMY NG RESPECTIVELY.
BOYS
AWARDS FOR CLASS D FOR PUPILS AGED BELOW 12 WENT TO THREE OF THE DIOCESAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL. THEY WERE BRIAN LAM, DEREK YU AND JOSEPH NGAI.
NEED TO GUARD ELECTRIC MACHINES STRESSED
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A FACTORY PROPRIETOR WAS RECENTLY FINED $10,000 AT THE SHA MAGISTRACY FOR FAILING TO EFFECTIVELY GUARD THE REVOLVING WORMS OF A PLASTIC EXTRUDING MACHINE.
THIS FOLLOWED AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE RIGHT FOREARM OF A YOUNG WORKER WAS AMPUTATED WHILE HE WAS PLACING PLASTIC STRIPS INTO THE FEEDING OPENING OF THE MACHINE.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DANGER IN SCREW OR WORM MECHANISMS LIES IN THE SHEARING ACTION BETWEEN THE MOVING SCREW AND THE FIXED PARTS OF THE MACHINE BECAUSE THE SCREW ACTION MANGLE AND CRUSH A HAND OR AN ARM.
COULD DRAG,
"PROPER GUARDING