FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1989
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"THEY ARE MAINLY AIMED AT WORKERS WORKING AT IN CAISSONS, NEAR SHAFT OPENINGS, AND ON BUILDINGS HIGH THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
HAZARDOUS EDGES, OVER THREE-STOREY
"IT IS HOPED THAT, THROUGH STEPPED-UP ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS WILL COME TO REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF
SAFETY
AT WORK AND THAT THE RISING TREND IN SITE ACCIDENTS COULD BE CHECKED.
MR CHAN SAID FURTHER
ENQUIRIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY BRANCH OFFICES AND TO THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION.
MEASURES MAY BE MADE TO ANY
EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS TO STRENGTHEN CHILD CARE SERVICES
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES, IS INTRODUCING VARIOUS EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS TO FURTHER IMPROVE CHILD CARE SERVICES, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (FAMILY WELFARE), MR ALFRED CHUI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
MR CHUI SAID THE PROJECTS INCLUDED TEMPORARY CHILD CARE SERVICES IN EXISTING NURSERIES, SHORT TERM CHILD CARE SERVICES IN HOSPITAL, EXTENSION OF NORMAL SERVICE HOURS IN CHILD CARE CENTRES, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD CARE OF CHILDREN.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A DAY-CARE NURSERY IN TIN MA COURT IN WONG TAI SIN OPERATED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.
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THE PROJECTS AIMED AT MINIMISING THE RISK OF CHILDREN BEING
REASONS LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME FOR WHATEVER
PARENTS HAVING TO WORK, SICKNESS, OR TEMPORARY ABSENCE FROM THE HOME TEMPORARY CHILD CARE SERVICES.
AND PROVIDE
"THE GOVERNMENT 19 PLANNING TO INCREASE THE PLACEMENT IN DAY-CARE NURSERIES BY 1,600 PER ANNUM," MR CHUI SAID.
"TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES, CHILD CARE CENTRES HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED AS A STANDARD COMMUNITY SERVICE ITEM. UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY, THERE ARE 100 PLACES FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX PER 20,000 POPULATION.
"COMPARED WITH LAST DECADE, THE NUMBER OF DAY-CARE CENTRES INCREASED BY 60 PER CENT TO 246 AND THE NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS ROSE BY 80 PER CENT TO 28,418.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT THE NEW PROJECTS COULD SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING SERVICES AND BE TAILORED TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF VARIOUS TARGET GROUPS.
/HIS DEPARTMENT