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Friday, May 11, 1973

"Insurance companies can play a very worthwhile role in the promotion

of accident prevention in Hong Kong. By stressing the importance of industrial

safety to their clients, and by encouraging them to take effective safety

measures, insurance companies can not only help prevent deaths and injuries,

but also make considerable financial savings both for their clients and for

themselves."

Mr. T.T. Harley, Manager of Jardine Insurance, who is one of the

speakers at the conference, said: "Most accidents on construction sites are:

caused by carelessness, ignorance of hazards, and a lack of common-sense

precautions."

"The toll in injuries and deaths is frightening. Last year 65

people were killed and 4,435 injured - a very great number of them just for

want of basic safety measures.

"The Industrial Safety Training Centre provides excellent facilities

for instructing site supervisors in accident prevention methods and we hope

this conference will persuade many construction companies to take advantage

of these courses," he said.

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