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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1993
I MEAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ARRANGEMENTS WHICH ARE UNFAIR, SECRETIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE? PERHAPS EVERYBODY WHO THINKS WE SHOULD HAVE ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE UNFAIR, SECRETIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE WOULD LIKE TO PUT THEIR HAND UP. THERE'S ONE OVER THERE, CARRIED BY AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.
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I REPEAT WHAT I SAID EARLIER. I HOPE THAT WE GET AN AGREEMENT IN THESE DISCUSSIONS I HOPE WE CAN DO THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. IF WE CAN'T, WE WILL HAVE TO DO WHAT WE THINK IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HONG KONG WITH I HOPE YOUR SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING.
WE'VE OVERRUN BY FIFTEEN MINUTES. WE MUSTN'T BE UNFAIR TO THE HALL STAFF AND ANYWAY I AM SURE THERE ARE SOME OF YOU HERE WHO
+ TO GO TO THE PIGEON RESTAURANT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR COMING. I'D LIKE TO YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND, ON YOUR BEHALF, I'D LIKE TO THANK WHO'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING HARD THIS EVENING OUR INTERPRETERS.
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A VERY HARD JOB, THEY ARE WONDERFULLY ACCURATE AND AT LEAST I HOPE THEY ARE, OTHERWISE I AM IN TROUBLE AND I AM AFRAID I WORK THEM VERY HARD AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR COMING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THIS HALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR IF NOT BEFORE. THANK YOU.
GOVT WELCOMES OVERHAUL OF SITE SAFETY MEASURES
IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES ON A RECENT MOVE BY THE SUN HUNG ΚΑΙ GROUP то LAUNCH AN OVERHAUL OF SAFETY MEASURES IN THE 50-ODD WORKSITES UNDER ITS CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR CHAN TAT-KING, WELCOMED THE COMPANY'S DECISION WHICH SERVED TO PROTECT THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
"THIS REFLECTED THE FAR-SIGHTEDNESS AND DETERMINATION OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY IN FULFILLING ITS STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS ΤΟ UPBRING THE SAFETY STANDARD OF ALL THEIR CONSTRUCTION SITES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THEIR WORKERS, MR CHAN SAID.
"THIS SELF-INITIATED MOVE IS UNPRECEDENTED AND SHOULD INDEED BE I OLLOWED BY OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTORS WHO ARE ALSO REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE HEALTHY AND SAFE WORKPLACES FOR THEIR WORKERS THROUGH A PLANNED SAFETY AUDIT.
CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN UPGRADING THE LEVEL OF SAFETY IN THEIR WORKPLACES SHOULD MAKE FURTHER EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A BETTER STANDARD OF SAFETY, HE ADDED.
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CHAN ALSO APPEALED TO HESITANT EMPLOYERS NOT TO DRAG THEIR FEET ANY LONGER IN LIVING UP TO THEIR STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES ΤΟ PROVIDE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORKPLACE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
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