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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1989
ALSO OFFICIATING
EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI.
AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS THE DIRECTOR OF
MR LI SAID THAT АЯ STUDENTS LACKED PRACTICAL WORKING EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, THEY WERE MORE ACCIDENT-PRONE THEN OTHER WORKERS.
"IT IS THEREFORE IMPERATIVE THAT EMPLOYERS PROVIDE INDUCTION SAFETY TRAINING TO NEWLY JOINED WORKERS AND SUMMER JOB STUDENTS," HE SAID.
HIS VIEW WAS SHARED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, MR HO SAI-CHU, WHO EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR PRE-VOCATIONAL CIVIC EDUCATION ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FOR STUDENTS AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
MR HO SAID THE COMPETITION WAS INTENDED TO DRAW PUBLIC ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF EVER-INCREASING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED EDUCATIONAL RESULTS.
"IT IS HOPED THAT STUDENTS, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION, COULD REALISE THE IMPORTANCE
INDUSTRIAL PUT ACROSS THE MESSAGE TO OTHER PEOPLE," HE SAID.
OF
SAFETY
AND
THE COMPETITION WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.
IT WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS DIVISION A FOR STUDENTS AND DIVISION B FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
POST-SECONDARY
THE WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE IN DIVISION A, MR NG CHI SHING FROM THE KWUN TONG VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE, WAS AWARDED $6,000. CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $1,000 EACH WERE AWARDED TO 10 OTHER WINNERS IN THE DIVISION.
THE GRAND PRIZE IN DIVISION B WAS WON BY MR LEUNG HING-KEI FROM THE TANG SHIU KIN VICTORIA TECHNICAL SCHOOL WHO WON $3,000. TEN OTHER ENTRANTS WON CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $500 EACH.
THE WORK OF THE TWO GRAND PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE PUBLISHED POSTERS AND DISPLAYED IN SCHOOLS, FACTORIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES PUBLICISE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.
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