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Results of central allocation will be displayed at specified centres and District Education Offices on August 17 from 9 am. Successful candidates should register with schools before 1 pm that day.
Details on the five stages will be available at the Education Department's 24- hour Automatic Telephone Enquiry System on 2891 0088 one day before each stage.
Students are also welcome to contact officers of the District Education Offices for assistance.
A central hotline at enquiries telephone numbers 2782 7037 to 2782 7039 or 2782 7340 will be set up from August 7 to August 17 to help students seek advice or clarification about admission procedures, and handle any complaints. They will be operating from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm on weekdays and 9 am to noon on Saturdays.
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Factory inspectors checked 1,502 sites
The Labour Department's factory inspectors have checked 1,502 sites in their six-week long territory-wide special industrial safety operation.
The operation, which was completed yesterday (Wednesday), resulted in the issuing of a total of 482 summonses to building contractors for breaching industrial safety laws.
The special task force comprising 10 factory inspectors checked 63 sites in the last week of the operation and recommended the issuing of 30 summonses.
The breaches detected over the sixth week related mainly to failing to provide suitable working platforms or scaffolds; failing to provide proper fencing of dangerous places; failing to ensure the use of personal protective equipment by workers and failing to provide adequate safety measures in the use of lifting appliances. These were similar to the first five weeks' findings.
Commenting on the results of the operation, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Labour (Occupational Safety and Health), Mr Mak Sai-yiu, said today (Thursday) that the overall safety situation in construction sites inspected was under control.
"Factory inspectors in various districts will maintain regular inspections to construction sites despite the completion of the recent special inspection operation," said Mr Mak.