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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1987
"IN THIS CONNECTION, EMPLOYERS' CO-OPERATION AND INVOLVEMENT
NO CAMPAIGN OR ARE MOST ESSENTIAL. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT
PROGRAMME HOWEVER WELL ORGANISED CAN TAKE OFF,"
MR YIP CALLED ON ALL EMPLOYERS TO DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE THEIR
APPRECIATE THE WORKERS UNDERSTAND AND
HAZARD CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
REDUCE EITHER NOISE AND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT TO LEVEL OF NOISE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OR PROVIDE THE HEARING PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR WORKERS.
THE
APPROPRIATE
THE FTU, UNIVERSITY'S
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF MR CHENG YIU-TONG, AND THE HEAD OF THE CHINESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, PROFESSOR STUART DONNAN.
THE COST OF THE PROJECT, ESTIMATED AT $200,000,
THE FTU.
IS FUNDED BY
OUT BY DURING THE CAMPAIGN, AUDIOMETRIC TESTS WILL BE CARRIED
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH UNIT AMONG STAFF OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S WORKERS IN THE SIX NOISE-PRONED INDUSTRIES, NAMELY ELECTRONICS, SHIPBUILDING/SHIP
TEXTILES,
METAL
AND
REPAIRING, PLASTICS,
CONSTRUCTION.
SEVERE CASES OF
HEARING LOSS DISCOVERED IN THE FACTORY VISITS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PRINCE OF ASSESSMENT.
COURSE OF WALES HOSPITAL FOR
OF THE
LABOUR
BE THE
THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE
WILL DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING APPROPRIATE INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS FOR
ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS PROJECT, CONDUCTING NOISE SURVEYS AND GIVING TO FACTORY PROPRIETORS TO REDUCE THE NOISE LEVELS IN THEIR WORKPLACES.
AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN, FORWARDED TO THE RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS FOR REFERENCE.
A REPORT
AND
BE WILL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
COMPILED AND
TEACHERS DISCUSS ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION
* * * * *
BUT IT NEED NOT AND PRINCIPALS
PSYCHOTROPIC
COMPULSORY
ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS IS IMPORTANT,
MADE A
SUBJECT, SCHOOL NECESSARILY BE TEACHERS GENERALLY AGREED AT A SEMINAR TODAY (MONDAY) ON DRUG ABUSE.
EDUCATION COULD STUDIES AND ECONOMIC
BE
AND
IT
WAS SUGGESTED THAT ANTI-DRUG INCORPORATED INTO SUCH SUBJECTS AS SOCIAL
PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
/ALTERNATIVELY, IT