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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993
HE TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT THE LABOUR AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS HAD TAKEN VARIOUS MEASURES EVERY YEAR TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF SAFETY AT WORK AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
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"LEAFLETS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SCHOOLS ADVISING STUDENTS ΤΟ TAKE UP HAZARDOUS SUMMER JOBS SUCH AS WORKING AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY AND LIFTING APPLIANCES, WORKING
· HEIGHT, USING CHEMICALS OR DOING WORK INVOLVING HEAT TREATMENT OR OF FIRE, MR LEUNG SAID.
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**THE LEAFLET ALSO ADVISES STUDENTS TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE USE OF FOOD-MAKING MACHINES, STOVES, KNIVES AND CHEMICAL-CLEANING AGENTS, IF THEY WORK IN THE CATERING INDUSTRY.
IN ADDITION, A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION ON SAFETY AT WORK WAS HELD IN MARCH WHILE TALKS AND VIDEO SHOWS ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO SECONDARY STUDENTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS BY FACTORY INSPECTORS SINCE MAY.
THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ALSO GIVES REGULAR GUIDANCE TO STUDENTS SEEKING SUMMER JOBS AND ADVISES THEM IN PARTICULAR NOT TO ACCEPT HAZARDOUS JOBS IF OFFERED.
ΤΟ FURTHER REMIND SECONDARY STUDENTS NOT TO TAKE UP HAZARDOUS JOBS DURING THE SUMMER VACATION, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY ISSUED A CIRCULAR то ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY CAREERS TEACHERS, TO REMIND THEM ΤΟ IMPRESS ON THEIR
STUDENTS THE SAFETY MESSAGES.
THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO ORGANISE ANNUAL SEMINARS ON SAFETY AT WORK FOR CAREER TEACHERS, STARTING FROM THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
OVER 100 SUMMONSES ISSUED AGAINST EMPLOYERS OF FOREIGN WORKERS
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HANDLED 55 LABOUR DISPUTES AND CLAIMS INVOLVING 176 FOREIGN WORKERS UNDER THE GENERAL LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME LAST YEAR, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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DURING THE SAME PERIOD, HE SAID, 103 SUMMONSES WERE TAKEN AGAINST EMPLOYERS OF IMPORTED WORKERS, AND 406 VERBAL OR WRITTEN WARNINGS WERE ISSUED IN RESPECT OF OFFENCES UNDER THE LAW.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK, LEUNG NOTED THAT OF THE TOTAL SUMMONSES ISSUED, 70 WERE HEARD WITH CONVICTIONS.
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EIGHTEEN OF THE CONVICTIONS RELATED TO DEDUCTION OF WAGES, CONCERNED FAILURE TO GRANT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS, 10 INVOLVED PAYMENT LIEU OF GRANTING STATUTORY HOLIDAY AND SIX WERE DUE TO FAILURE TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICY.
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