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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1988
IMPORTANCE OF MINIMISING LOSS OF HUMAN RESOURCES
THE "PRESERVATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE PROTECTION OF RISK HUMAN LIFE" IS ONE OF THE AREAS IN THE STUDY OF LOSS CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD TODAY (FRIDAY).
KWOK, SAID
IN HONG KONG, HE ADDED,
MANAGERS
INDUSTRY, TRADES, INDUSTRIES
AND IN THE WAKE OF LABOUR SHORTAGE
ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THIS AREA WAS PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO MANAGED IN THE HIGHER RISK OR OCCUPATIONS.
"WE ALL AGREE THAT HUMAN RESOURCES IS THE MOST
"I
IN INDUSTRY, MR KWOK SAID.
IN
VALUABLE ASSET
WILL WE
ACCIDENTS OR THROUGH CERTAINLY FURTHER
STAFF THROUGH "IF WE CONTINUE TO LOSE WASTAGE TO LOW-RISK TRADES OR INDUSTRIES, STRAIN QUR LIMITED HUMAN RESOURCES.
AND LOSS KONG OCCUPATIONAL OF INDUSTRIAL
MR KWOK WAS SPEAKING AT A SEMINAR ON RISK MANAGEMENT CONTROL IN HONG KONG ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE HONG SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION
INSTITUTE
ENGINEERS (HONG KONG).
AND THE
RISK MANAGEMENT, BY MEANS OF USING LOSS CONTROL TECHNIQUES, A PLANNED AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO MINIMISE LOSSES BY ASSISTING AND REMOVE THE CONTRIBUTING MOTIVATING THE MANAGEMENT TO FIND
IS
AND
AND
FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF THEIR "ACCIDENTS".
A MR KWOK WAS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE LOCAL INDUSTRY HAD TAKEN
RESPONSIBILITY ON MORE POSITIVE ROLE IN SHOULDERING ITS PART OF THE
EMPLOYEES, BUT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, NOT ONLY FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE ALSO FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT.
OF
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, THE
HE SAID THAT IN THE PREVENTION GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN DOING A GREAT DEAL OF WORK.
UNDERTAKINGS
APART FROM ENFORCING THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL
THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATIONS,
EFFORTS IN PROMOTING OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO DEVOTED MUCH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY THROUGH TRAINING AND PUBLICITY.
TREND OF OTHER. MR KWOK EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT FOLLOWING THE
KONG INDUSTRY WOULD ADVANCED COUNTRIES, ACCIDENT PREVENTION IN HONG EVOLVE INTO LOSS CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE COMING YEARS.
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