SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1989
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AN ANALYSIS INTO THE STATISTICS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A SHARP INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS IN THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING INDUSTRY -- 169 CASES WITH FOUR DEATHS WERE REPORTED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH, COMPARED WITH 94 ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR.
THE WEARING APPAREL INDUSTRY ALSO REGISTERED A 35 PER CENT RISE FROM 462 CASES BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH LAST YEAR TO
622 IN THE SAME QUARTER THIS YEAR.
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THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE MAJOR CAUSES OF THE ACCIDENTS WERE INVARIABLY SIMILAR TO THOSE OF PREVIOUS YEARS STEPPING ON OR STRIKING AGAINST OBJECTS (1,750 CASES), HANDLING WITHOUT MACHINERY (1,666 CASES), MACHINERY (1,129 CASES), FALL OF PERSONS (397 CASES) AND FALLING OBJECTS (299 CASES). THE REST WERE CONNECTED TO TRANSPORT, HOT OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCE, ELECTRICITY, HAND TOOL, AND SO ON.
AS FOR THE 28 FATAL CASES, 17 WORKERS WERE KILLED AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM HEIGHT (OF WHOM 10 WERE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY); FOUR BY FALLING OBJECTS (ALL FROM THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY): THREE BY MACHINERY: TWO IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSPORT; ONE BY ELECTRICITY; AND THE CAUSE OF THE OTHER ONE IS BEING INVESTIGATEL.
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SUCCESS OF CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT REQUIRES ENTHUSIASM
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THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING CALLED ON MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT TO KEEP IN THE FOREFRONT OF THEIR MINDS THE PRINCIPLES, IDEALS AND PRACTICE OF CO-OPERATION TO ENSURE A CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE MOVEMENT.
SPEAKING AT AN ANNUAL DINNER ΤΟ CELEBRATE THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE DAY IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, DR LEE SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE CO-OPERATĪVE MOVEMENT DEPENDED GREATLY ON THE HARD WORK AND ENTHUSIASM OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
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ADDED TO THIS, HE SAID, THEY MUST ALSO POSSESS THE NECESSARY QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP, DEVOTION TO DUTY AND FIRM COMMITMENT TO THE CO-OPERATIVE BELIEF.
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ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN JULY EVERY YEAR, CO-OPERATORS ALL THE WORLD GATHER TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE DAY TO RENEW THEIR MEMORIES AND FAITH IN THE CO-OPERATIVE PRINCIPLES, IDEALS AND VALUES FOUNDED AND TREASURED BY THEIR PREDECESSORS AND PIONEERS IN THE MOVEMENT.
IN HIS ADDRESS, DR LEE REVIEWED THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LOCAL CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. HE SAID LOCAL FISHERMEN ENJOYED SATISFACTORY FISHING AND FAIR PRICES FOR THEIR CATCHES DURING THE PAST YEAR.
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