THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1988
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LEISURE SERVICES ON TSUEN WAN DB COMMITTEE AGENDA
MEMBERS OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT STRATEGY PLANNING ON LEISURE SERVICES AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE COMMITTEE'S PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES AND BUDGET FOR 1988-89 WILL BE TABLED.
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS BY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO HOLD CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, SECOND FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.
PARTNERS OF CONTRACTOR FIRM FINED
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THREE PARTNERS OF A CONTRACTOR FIRM WERE RECENTLY FINED TOTAL OF $25,000 BY A TSUEN WAN MAGISTRATE FOR FAILING TO TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT WORKERS FROM BEING ENDANGERED BY ELECTRIC CABLES.
THE CASE INVOLVED A WORKER WHO WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE USING A PAIR OF PLIERS TO REMOVE THE COVERING INSULATION OF AN ELECTRIC CABLE INSIDE A FACTORY IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD LAST YEAR WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THE CABLE HAD BEEN MADE LIVE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THAT UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, A CONTRACTOR SHALL, BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF WORK OR DURING [TS PROGRESS, TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT WORKERS FROM BEING ENDANGERED BY ANY LIVE ELECTRIC CABLE APPARATUS.
WHERE THERE IS ANY ELECTRICALLY CHARGED APPARATUS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT THE WILL NOT BE DANGEROUS TO THE WORKMEN,
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