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The Hong Kong Construction Safety Award Scheme is jointly organised by the Labour Department and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and co-organised by the HKCA, HKCIEGU and OSHC. This is the first major award scheme which covers projects in both the public and private sectors.
To reinforce construction safety messages, RTHK has been broadcasting a series of 10 episodes of short dramas on construction site safety every Tuesday morning since January 21.
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21-gun salutes by Royal Navy
The following is issued by the Joint Service Public Relations Staff:
The Royal Navy's saluting guns will fire for the first time in 1997 at noon on Thursday (February 6) to mark the anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's Accession to the throne.
The 21-gun salute will be fired in Victoria Harbour from HMS Starling, one of the Peacock-class patrol craft of the Hong Kong Squadron..
Other 21-gun salutes to be fired in 1997 are:
April 21 (Monday)
June 2 (Monday)
June 10 (Tuesday)
The Queen's Birthday
Anniversary of HM The Queen's Coronation
The Duke of Edinburgh's Birthday
All salutes take place at noon. Details of other gun salutes during 1997 will be announced in due course.
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