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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1993
CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS PRAISED FOR SAFETY RECORD
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THE MANAGEMENT, CONTRACTORS AND WORKERS OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE WERE PRAISED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR MAK SAI-YIU, FOR SETTING AN EXCEPTIONAL SAFETY RECORD IN HONG KONG.
"IT TAKES A LOT OF VISION, PLANNING AND SELF-DISCIPLINE TO REACH A LEVEL AS HIGH AS 3.5 MILLION MAN-HOURS, WITHOUT A SINGLE ACCIDENT," MR MAK SAID AT THE SAFETY AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE NEW MOBIL TERMINAL ON TSING YI.
"IT ALSO TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF TEAMWORK AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE CONTRACTORS AND BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND WORKFORCE."
MR MAK NOTED THAT BY INITIATING AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PROGRAMME, THE NEW MOBIL OIL TERMINAL PROJECT HAD GONE FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL STANDARDS IN HONG KONG.
IT WAS AN EXAMPLE THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY ALL THOSE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, HE ADDED.
MR MAK ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO REASON EVER TO ACCEPT ANY LEVEL OF ACCIDENT RATE WITH COMPLACENCY AND THAT THERE WAS NO EXCUSE NOT TO AIM FOR TOTAL SAFETY.
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"AVOIDING ACCIDENTS IS NOT COMPLICATED, BUT IT IS A MATTER OF COMMON SENSE AND FOLLOWING SOME SIMPLE RULES, HE SAID, ADDING THAT IT COULD BE ACHIEVED BY PUTTING STRAIGHTFORWARD IDEAS INTO A WORKABLE AND USABLE PROGRAMME.
MR MAK HOPED THAT WORKERS WOULD TAKE WITH THEM THEIR EXPERIENCE OF A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT IN THE PROJECT WHEN THEY MOVED ON TO NEW JOBS AND PROJECTS, AND ENCOURAGED THEIR NEW COLLEAGUES ΤΟ FOLLOW SIMILAR PRACTICES.
LEGCO TO DEBATE FAIR TRADE POLICY
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THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL DEBATE A MOTION ON FAIR POLICY AT ITS MEETING ON WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 17).
THE MOTION IS PROPOSED BY THE HON FRED LI,
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THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR WILL PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION.
ANOTHER MOTTON ON MONITORING OF MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION WILL BE MOVED BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK.
SITTING.
MEMBERS WILL ASK 20 QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER TWO BILLS AT THE
/COMPANIES (AMENDMENT)