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Employers will have the responsibility to provide a working environment which is as safe and as free from risks to health as reasonably achievable. Employees will have to co-operate with their employers to implement the safety management system, report hazards and suggest improvements.
The Government, among other measures, will enact legislation to protect the safety and health of all employees at work.
An Occupational Safety and Health Bill and subsidiary regulations will be introduced into the Legislative Council later this year. Amendments will also be made to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance to provide legislative backup to the safety management system.
Mr Ip also said the Occupational Safety and Health Council would strengthen its promotional role in general safety awareness.
The Deputy Director of Health, Dr Paul Saw, and Chairman of Occupational Safety and Health Council, Professor PC Leung, also officiated at the opening.
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Tenders for Tung Chung and new airport bus routes invited
The Transport Department today (Friday) invites tenders for the operation of 25 bus routes to serve the new developments in Tung Chung and the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
A spokesman for the department said the routes would be tendered out in two packages that comprised a balanced mix of services,
Of the 25 bus routes. 19 are conventional services comprising seven long- distance routes linking the new airport with other districts in the territory, eight shuttle routes serving Tung Chung and the Chek Lap Kok Island. and four overnight routes to cover the 24-hour operation of the new airport.
Some of these conventional bus routes are multi-functional and will have buses provided with luggage facilities.
In addition, there are six airbus routes connecting the new airport with major hotels and the commercial areas.