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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990

AS A RESULT OF OF THE FATAL CASES, FIVE WORKERS WERE KILLED

TWO INDUSTRY),

OF THE CONSTRUCTION FALLING FROM A HEIGHT (FOUR IN

ONE OF TRANSPORT AND MACHINERY (ONE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY),

OTHER ONE EACH OF FALLING ONJECTS, COLLAPSE OF SOIL, GAS POISONING OR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND STEPPING ON OR STRIKING AGAINST AN OBJECT (ALL IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY).

EMPLOYERS AND

RISE IN INDUSTRIAL

BETWEEN CO-OPERATION THE SPOKESMAN CALLED FOR EMPLOYEES IN MAKING A GREATER EFFORT TO CURB THE ACCIDENTS.

HAVE

TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK,

LIVES

COULD SAFETY-CONSCIOUS..

BEEN

SAVED

"INDUSTRIAL PROPRIETORS AND WORKERS ALIKE HAVE A

It HE BOTH

IF

SAID, SIDES

GENERAL DUTY ADDING THAT HAD BEEN

MANY MORE

VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES INVITED

:

FUTURE CHAIRMAN,

THE WORKING PARTY ON SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SERVICES IS ON

INITIAL DELIBERATIONS ON THE ITS THE POINT OF COMPLETING DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, THE WORKING PARTY'S MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AT THE VOLUME AND MRS WONG EXPRESSED GRATITUDE PUBLIC COMMENTARIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES.

QUALITY

OF

ΤΟ

MANY OF WHICH OVER 250 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS HAD BEEN RECEIVED WERE CONSTRUCTIVE AND OF A HIGH QUALITY. THESE HAD BEEN CIRCULATED MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY AND ITS SUB-COMMITTEES.

OF THE PRESENT DELIBERATIONS, THE SOCIAL WELFARE BRANCH BY JULY 9 TO

BEFORE CONSIDERED

THE DRAFT WHITE

IN VIEW OF THE ADVANCED STAGE MRS WONG SAID ANY OTHER WRITTEN COMMENTARIES SHOULD REACH WELFARE DEPARTMENT OR THE HEALTH AND ALLOW AMPLE TIME FOR THEM TO BE PAPER IS FINALISED.

SHE

POINTED

OUT THAT

OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT

PUBLICATION IN AUGUST WHEN

THE ON THE ANOTHER

PUBLIC WOULD HAVE FURTHER DRAFT WHITE PAPER

CONSULTATIVE THREE-MONTH

UPON

ITS PERIOD

WOULD COMMENCE.

FOR HEALTH AND

OR 19TH FLOOR, 280

COMMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY WELFARE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG; THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WORLD TRADE CENTRE, GLOUCESTER ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

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