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THEY ALSO GENERALLY AGREED ON THE PRINCIPLE TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS SO THAT A PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR OR A SPECIALIST CONTRACTOR OF CONSTRUCTION SITES MUST EMPLOY A FULL-TIME SAFETY OFFICER IF HE EMPLOYS 100 (EXISTING MANDATORY REQUIREMENT IS 200) OR MORE PERSONS IN HIS CONSTRUCTION SITES.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO REQUIRES A SHIPYARD PROPRIETOR ΤΟ EMPLOY A FULL-TIME SAFETY OFFICER IF HE EMPLOYS 100 OR MORE PERSONS IN HIS SHIPYARDS.
146 ECVII'S ARRIVE
A TOTAL OF 146 EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS (ECVII'S) HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG IN THREE BOATS AS AT 5 PM TODAY (MONDAY).
THE THREE GROUPS COMPRISED 50 MEN, 35 WOMEN, 36 BOYS AND 25 GIRLS.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SWIMMING POOL
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THE HIN TIN PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL IN SHA TIN IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED ON THE ADVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOLLOWING THE RESULT OF A WATER TEST.
THE ADVICE IS GIVEN AFTER SAMPLES OF WATER TAKEN FROM THE POOL WERE FOUND TO BE UNSATISFACTORY.
IS CLOSED FOR
AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE POOL INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING FURTHER TESTS ON WATER SAMPLES.
CLOSING DATE FOR HERITAGE LOGO DESIGN CONTEST EXTENDED
IN
"HERITAGE TRUST HAS BEEN
THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION GRAPHICS" ORGANISED BY THE LORD WILSON HERITAGE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 31 FROM THE END OF THIS MONTH.
UNDER THE LAW IN
THE LORD WILSON HERITAGE TRUST WAS SET UP LATE 1992 WITH AIMS TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE HONG KONG'S HERITAGE.
IN ORDER TO SELECT A LOGO FOR THE TRUST, A HAS BEEN LAUNCHED.
DESIGN COMPETITION
IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE FUNCTION WILL AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS NEW BODY FOR HERITAGE PRESERVATION.
/THE COMPETITION