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Lantau Link cables to be repaired soon
The Highways Department said today (Monday) that repairs to the communication cables on the lower deck of the Lantau Link is expected to be completed in about three days.
The Project Director of the Lantau Fixed Crossing Project Management Office, Mr Lau Ching-Kwong, said repair to the damaged cables will begin soon and should be completed before the opening ceremony of the Lantau Link on Sunday (April 27).
Mr Lau said that six optical fibre cables and several extra-low voltage signal cables on the lower deck of the Lantau Link had been cut in 29 places. The contractor for the electrical and mechanical works, ABB SAE Sadelmi - ABB Ltd Joint Venture (ABB) had reported the damage to the Police last Friday (April 18).
He said these cables are mainly for communications and data transmission.
Mr Lau said the contractor was now putting more workers on the project to repair the damaged cables.
"The Highways Department, Police and the contractor held discussions today to consider measures to tighten security on the site.
"All parties concerned will make every effort to ensure that such incidents do not occur again," Mr Lau said.
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Labour Department to adopt new service culture & strategy
The Labour Department has created a new service culture for the Factory Inspectorate and adopted a new strategy on the promotional and prevention approach to meet the new challenges on occupational safety and health.
Speaking at the welcome dinner for delegates of the 13th Asia Pacific Occupational Safety and Health Conference this (Monday) evening, the Commissioner for Labour, Miss Jacqueline Willis said: "As part of the comprehensive review of industrial safety in 1995, we recognised that it was necessary to reorganise the structure within the Labour Department and create a new service culture for the Factory Inspectorate.