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Ag S for Works visits site immediately after accident
The Acting Secretary for Works, Mr Hugh Phillipson, expressed his condolences to the relatives of the deceased workers, and hoped that the injured men would make a speedy recovery.
The workers were injured at an accident happened at the Route 3 Kwai Chung Viaduct site this (Friday) afternoon. Route 3 is one of the 10 projects on the Airport Core Programme.
"I am very sorry to learn about the accident. This illustrates the need for us to do more to ensure that everyone takes maximum safety precautions on site."
Mr Phillipson this evening visited the scene of the accident at the Kwai Chung viaduct works. He told reporters afterwards it was too early to say what had caused the accident.
"Clearly, we must move as quickly as possible to find out what the cause was, and to see what can be done to improve safety on this and other sites.'
He said all resources would be deployed to determine the cause of the accident.
End/Friday, February 24, 1995
Law to protect gas pipes from careless damage
The Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 1995, gazetted by the Government today (Friday), paves the way for enactment of regulations to control, in the interests of safety, construction works in the vicinity of gas pipes.
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