TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1988
17
LAM TIN SUB-OFFICE ON THE MOVE
THE LAM TIN SUB-OFFICE OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE WILL MOVE OUT OF ITS PREMISES AT BLOCK 17, LAM TIN ESTATE TOMORROW
(MARCH 30).
AS THE SUB-OFFICE'S NEW PERMANENT PREMISES AT BLOCK 15 OF THE ESTATE ARE NOW BEING RENOVATED, THE OFFICE WILL BE TEMPORARILY ACCOMMODATED IN THE LAM TIN (EAST) ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE (OPPOSITE BLOCK 17) FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE OFFICE'S PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE (3-404855) AND MAIN EXCHANGE (3-400131) WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
NEGLIGENCE CAUSES INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE URGED TO BE MORE OBSERVANT PREVENTING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
IN
OF
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD KWOK, TODAY (TUESDAY) AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY THE 20TH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY STUDENT POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION.
HE POINTED OUT THAT ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS HAD CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN THE PAST YEARS, IT WAS FOUND THAT MOST OF THE CASES WERE MINOR ONES AND CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE.
"THE NEED TO FURTHER AROUSE THE SAFETY AWARENESS AND EMPLOYEES IS OBVIOUS, HE SAID.
H
OF EMPLOYERS
MR KWOK NOTED THAT BESIDES MAKING REGULAR INSPECTIONS ON FACTORIES, THE LABOUR, DEPARTMENT ALSO PLACED GREAT EMPHASIS ON THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY,
THE POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION, ONE OF THE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, SERVED TO DEVELOP STUDENTS' CREATIVE TALENTS AND ENHANCE THEIR AWARENESS TOWARDS SAFETY, HE ADDED.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY WAS MRS SO CHOW MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD.
YIM-PING, A
SHE PRAISED