SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1994
CONTRAVENING RELATED PROVISIONS HE REMINDED PROPRIETORS THAT UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE WOULD RENDER THEM LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $200,000 AND 12 MONTHS' EMPLOYEES VIOLATING THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAW $50,000 AND JAILED FOR SIX MONTHS.
IMPRISONMENT. MAY BE FINED UP
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IN THE INTERESTS OF THEIR OWN SAFETY AND HEALTH, MR TSE
THE LAW WITH COMPLY EMPLOYEES TO ON ALL EMPLOYERS AND TOGETHER TO KEEP THE WORKPLACE SAFE.
COUNTRY PARK "CLEAN AND GREEN SCHEME" LAUNCHED
AN ANNUAL "CLEAN AND GREEN" SCHEME, AIMED AT AROUSING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CONCERN FOR COUNTRY PARKS THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN A VARIETY OF CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES, WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON.
TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD (CPB) CHAIRMAN, DR I J HODGKISS AND DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE
LEE, MR EASON LED A GROUP OF MORE THAN 300 YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN TREE TENDING, DRAINAGE CLEARANCE AND PIT CLEANSING WORK IN THE SAI KUNG WEST COUNTRY PARK,
LEMONY,
SPEAKING AT THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY MR RASON DESCRIBED THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY PARKS AS HONG KONG'S PRECIOUS NATURAL ASSETS, ATTRACTING SOME 10 MILLION VISITORS EVERY YEAR.
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"HOWEVER, THESE COUNTRYSIDE RESOURCES ARE DELICATE AND REQUIRE THE CO-OPERATION AND CONCERTED EFFORT OF EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY PRESERVE THEIR CONSERVATION AND RECREATION VALUE, HE SAID.
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MR EASON POINTED OUT THAT FIRE AND LITTER WERE TWO MAJOR HAZARDS THREATENING THE COUNTRYSIDE RESOURCES.
WHILE NOTING THE INCIDENCE OF HILL FIRES HAD DROPPED OVER YEARS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY, HE SAID LITTER WAS STILL A PROBLEM.
LAST YEAR ALONE, SOME 3,500 TONNES OF LITTER WERE LEFT IN COUNTRY PARKS BY VISITORS.
"COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF DISPERSED LITTER IN THE COUNTRY PARKS REQUIRE ENORMOUS MANPOWER RESOURCES WHICH COULD OTHERWISE BE DEPLOYED FOR BETTER USES SUCH AS DEVELOPING NEW COUNTRY PARK FACILITIES.
"IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE IF ALL COUNTRY PARK VISITORS ARE MORE CONSIDERATE TO OTHERS AND CARE FOR OUR COUNTRYSIDE ENVIRONMENT.
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"ALL OF US CAN HELP KEEP COUNTRY PARKS CLEAN AND TIDY SIMPLY BY MAKING GOOD USE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF LITTER BINS AND STOCKADES PROVIDED IN THE PARKS, AND BETTER STILL, BY TAKING THEIR LITTER HOME, HE SAID.
/MR EASON