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COMMERCIAL RADIO
[II FM CHANNELS
CR E (ENGLISH)
RTHK
COMMERCIAL RADIO
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1989
RADIO 1 (CHINESE). RADIO 2 (CHINESE) RADIO 4
(BILINGUAL)
CR (CHINESE), CR 2 (CHINESE)
2 GOOD SAFETY RECORD AT TUNNEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. MR TONY HAMMOND. VISITED THE $2.15 BILLION TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL AND APPROACHES THIS {MONDAY} AFTERNOON.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE SHA TIN PORTAL SITE. HE WAS MET BY PROJECT MANAGERS OF THE GAMMON-NISHIMATSU JOINT VENTURE WHOSE PARTNERS INCLUDED GAMMON CONSTRUCTION LTD AND NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.
MR HAMMOND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 3.9-KILOMETRE TWIN TUBE TUNNEL LINKING SIU LEK YUEN IN SHA TIN AND DIAMOND HILL IN NORTH EAST KOWLOON. UPON COMPLETION IN AUGUST 1991. IT IS EXPECTED TO RELIEVE THE CHRONIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE LION ROCK TUNNEL.
MR HAMMOND WAS ALSO PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE MANAGEMENT TOOK A SERIOUS VIEW OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ON SITES.
APART FROM EMPLOYING SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS. SAFETY COMMITTEES WITH EMPLOYEES' PARTICIPATION HAVE ALSO BEEN FORMED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK OF ALL CONCERNED.
HE WAS TOLD THAT DESPITE THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT, LESS THAN 140 MINOR ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE WORK STARTED IN JULY LAST YEAR.
BEFORE CONCLUDING THE VISIT, MR HAMMOND WAS TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE TUNNEL WORKS AND THE GROUNDWORKS AND ELEVATED STRUCTURES AT THE SHA TIN PORTAL.
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