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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1990
"IF ANY OF THOSE INVOLVED STILL HAVE QUERIES ABOUT THE NEW REGULATIONS THEY SHOULD QUICKLY CONTACT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE OCCUPATIONAL
TO SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL WHO WOULD BE HAPPY
HELP,
SIR DAVID SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR, HOWEVER, SAID IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, EDUCATION WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN LEGISLATION.
SAID, WORK.
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"THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH WEEK WILL EDUCATE, HE AT "IT WILL FOCUS PUBLIC ATTENTION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY
"IT WILL ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO SEE SAFETY AS A VITAL ELEMENT IN EFFICIENT, MODERN MANAGEMENT,
"AND IT WILL HIGHLIGHT FOR EMPLOYEES THE PERSONAL BENEFITS OF SENSIBLE WORK PRACTICES,' HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR SAID THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL HAS THE GOVERNMENT'S FULL SUPPORT.
"I WISH THE COUNCIL AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH WEEK EVERY SUCCESS IN DRIVING HOME THE SAFETY MESSAGE, HE SAID.
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NEW MODE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE DISABLED
HONG KONG IS CURRENTLY EXPERIMENTING A NEW EMPLOYMENT SCHEME FOR THE DISABLED, WHICH IS A MODE OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT IN THE OPEN MARKET AND SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD A REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN BEIJING.
SPEAKING AT THE NINTH ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF REHABILITATION INTERNATIONAL IN BEIJING TODAY (SATURDAY), MRS WONG SAID SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT WAS NO LONGER THE ONLY OUTLET FOR THOSE PEOPLE WITH RELATIVELY SEVERE DISABILITIES.
"EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT, GIVEN ADEQUATE TRAINING AND SUPPORT, SUCH PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WORK OUTSIDE SHELTERED WORKSHOPS," SHE SAID.
FOR THOSE FOR WHOM LEVEL WAS UNLIKELY FORM OF ON-THE-JOB
AGAINST THIS BACKGROUND, THE CONCEPT OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT WAS INTRODUCED IN HONG KONG.
IT WAS SUITABLE COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT AT OR ABOVE MARKET WAGE UNLESS ONGOING SUPPORT WAS AVAILABLE IN THE SUPERVISION, TRAINING AND COUNSELLING.
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