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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1987
IN ORDER TO ATTRACT OVERSEAS COMPANIES TO SET UP A MANUFACTURING OPERATION IN HONG KONG, MR YEUNG SAID THE DEPARTMENT PUBLICISED HONG KONG'S ATTRACTIONS AS AN OFFSHORE LOCATION, THROUGH ADVERTISING, MEDIA COVERAGE, SEMINARS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS INVOLVING INDUSTRIALISTS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS.
"WE ALSO ESTABLISH CONTACTS, THROUGH DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS, TRADE FAIRS, AND CONTACT WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATIONS AND COMPANIES, AND WE CULTIVATE THOSE CONTACTS WHO SHOW INTEREST IN MANUFACTURING IN HONG KONG, AND GIVE THEM ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, HE
SAID.
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"IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, THE DEPARTMENT'S 'ONE STOP UNIT' CAN HELP SERVICE FIRMS AND FACTORIES THAT ARE SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED TO ABSORB THE TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FROM AMONGST OVERSEAS COMPANIES, AND IT CAN AND DOES MATCH POTENTIAL JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS.'
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HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAMME FOR WORKERS
IN HIGH RISK INDUSTRIES
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A YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN ON HEARING CONSERVATION FOR WORKERS SIX HIGH RISK OCCUPATIONS WILL BE LAUNCHED NEXT MONTH,
IN
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (FTU), THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH UNIT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE MEASUREMENT OF HEARING ACUITY OF WORKERS AND SURVEYS OF NOISE LEVELS IN THEIR WORKPLACES.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT MR YIP YUK-LUN, SAID IT WAS A WORLD-WIDE PHENOMENON THAT WORKERS HAD NOT FULLY APPRECIATED THE NEED FOR HEARING PROTECTORS, ALTHOUGH IT WAS RELATIVELY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE FOR EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE SUCH PROTECTORS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
CAN
TYPE OF THEY EXCESSIVE
**THERE IS INDEED A DEFINITE NEED FOR A WELL ORGANISED HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAMME TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THE HARM EXCESSIVE NOISE CAN DO TO HEARING AND THE FACT THAT ACTUALLY BECOME DEAF AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE то NOISE," HE SAID.
"IN THIS