THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1990
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HE SAID THAT, AS A FIRST STEP TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LASER SAFETY, THE COMMITTEE HAD PRODUCED AN INFORMATION NOTE ON LASER SAFETY WHICH GAVE SOME BASIC NON-TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT LASERS AND THE DRAFT CODE; AND HAD ASSISTED THE CONSUMER COUNCIL TO PUBLISH A SERIES OF THREE ARTICLES ON LASER SAFETY IN ITS MAGAZINE, "CHOICE", STARTING FROM THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE.
PROF POON SAID THE COMMITTEE INTENDED UNDER CAREFUL REVIEW.
TO KEEP THE SITUATION
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO SURVEY THE USE OF LASERS IN HONG KONG WILL MONITOR THE REACTION OF LASER USERS AND MANUFACTURERS то CODE, HE SAID.
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VIEWS AND QUESTIONS ON THE CODE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT LASER SAFETY OFFICER AT THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, KEVIN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, 64 WONG CHUK HANG ROAD (TEL. NO. 555 4258).
ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE DRAFT CODE, IN BOTH CHINESH AND ENGLISH, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ABOVE OFFICE AND THE SECRETARIAT, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SECOND FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 810 2023),
VOTER REGISTRATION HITS 200,000 MARK
ELIGIBLE VOTERS ARE RESPONDING WELL TO THE VOTER CAMPAIGN, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
REGISTRATION
MORE THAN 200,000 APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE SINCE THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON AUGUST 15, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 69,869 OR 50.3 PER CENT COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLETED FORMS RECEIVED OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN THE 1987 EXERCISE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IN VIEW OF THE ENCOURAGING RESPONSE, IT WAS HOPED THAT MORE PEOPLE WOULD COME FORWARD TO REGISTER IN THE NEXT 18 DAYS BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN CLOSED ON OCTOBER 1.
IN THE URBAN AREA, KWUN TONG TAKES THE LEAD WITH 29,546 COMPLETED FORMS RETURNED, FOLLOWED BY KOWLOON CITY WITH 20,196 AND EASTERN WITH 19,713 APPLICATIONS.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, SHA TIN RANKS FIRST WITH 15,083 RETURNED FORMS, FOLLOWED BY TUEN MUN WITH 13,273 AND KWAI 12,749 FORMS.
TSING WITH
/ONCE REGISTERED
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