THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1992

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AN

HE

INDUSTRIAL "UNDER THE FACTORIES AND

UNDERTAKINGS REGULATIONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, THE PROPRIETOR OF

AN OBLIGATION INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING OR THE CONTRACTOR OF A SITE HAS TO PROVIDE A SUITABLE SCAFFOLD FOR WORKERS OPERATING AT A HEIGHT," SAID.

THE PLATFORM OF

SCAFFOLD SHALL BE OF "THE WORKING

HE SAID, PLANKED," CONSTRUCTION, ADEQUATE WIDTH AND CLOSELY THAT GUARDRAILS SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE SIDES OF THE PLATFORM.

SOUND ADDING

ΤΟ PROVIDE MR KAN POINTED OUT THAT WHERE IT WAS IMPRACTICABLE

TO SECURE ATTACHED

ANCHORAGE SUCH AS AN A SCAFFOLD, SAFETY BELT INDEPENDENT LIFELINE SHOULD BE USED.

COMMON ON

CONSTRUCTION

"THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS TAKING A VERY SERIOUS

ACCIDENT TYPE OF FACTORIES," HE SAID.

WHICH

IS

VIEW ON THIS SITES

IN AND

"ANYONE WHO FAILS REGULATIONS IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000,

TO COMPLY WITH

THE

REQUIREMENTS

OF THE

"

HE STRESSED.

FEES FOR ADULT EDUCATION COURSE REVISED

TUITION FEES FOR ADULT EDUCATION COURSES HAVE BEEN REVISED. DETAILS WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

LINE WITH HOWEVER, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT IN THE POLICY TO PROVIDE NINE-YEARS FREE TUITION IN SCHOOLS, THE GENERAL BACKGROUND ADULT EDUCATION COURSE AND THE SECONDARY 1-3 GOVERNMENT OFFERED FREE OF EVENING SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CHARGE.

$880

YEAR IN THE

TUITION FEE FOR THE SECONDARY 4-5 GOVERNMENT EVENING SECONDARY

REMAIN UNCHANGED AT

A SCHOOL COURSE WILL ALSO 1992-93 SCHOOL YEAR.

SECONDARY AND ΤΟ $770 A

REVISIONS ARE MADE TO THE FEES FOR THE PRIMARY, GCE 'O' LEVEL ENGLISH COURSES, WHICH WILL RANGE FROM $410 YEAR.

FEES FOR SHORT COURSES AT THE EVENING SCHOOL OF HIGHER STUDIES WILL BE REVISED TO $460 PER COURSE.

CHINESE

FEES FOR HOBBY GROUP SHORT COURSES, WHICH ENJOYMENT AND INTEREST BUT LEAD

NO FORMAL BEEN REVISED TO $240 PER COURSE.

то

PROVIDE QUALIFICATIONS,

PERSONAL

HAVE

BY

TO LEVELS

ALSO, FEES FOR THE PART-TIME TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSES RUN THE HONG KONG TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE WILL BE ADJUSTED RANGING FROM $450 TO $2,250 IN 1992-93.

"DESPITE THE REVISION, THE FEES ARE

MORE THAN A FAIR STUDENTS WILL BE PAYING PROVIDING THE COURSES, " THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

STILL REASONABLE. SHARE OF THE COST OF

NO

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