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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1974.
ON INDUSTRIAL TRAINING, MR. TIEN URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO SET UP STATUTORY TRAINING AUTHORITIES TO HELP LOCAL INDUSTRIES ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY MANPOWER, IN THE NUMBERS AND OF THE QUALITY REQUIRED, TO SUCCESSFULLY MEET FUTURE CHALLENGES.
+THESE INDUSTRIES ASK NO MORE THAN FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED TO SHARE THEIR SENSE OF URGENCY, AND TO HELP THEN NOT ONLY HELP THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO THE ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG
ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, MR. TIEN DEPLORED THE APPARENT LACK OF RESPONSE OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ALIKE TO INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE LABCUR DEPARTMENT, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SHOULD CONSIDER INTRODUCING A SYSTEM OF MORE COMPREHENSIVE ACCIDENT STATISTICS WHICH WOULD REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE EFFICIENCY, OR THE LACK OF IT, IN EACH OF HONG KONG'S MAIN INDUSTRIES IN TERMS OF SAFETY MEASURES.
SUCH STATISTICS, WOULD FIRST SERVE AS A BETTER WARNING PINPOINTING THE PARTICULAR INDUSTRY WHICH NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT, AND WOULD ENABLE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEVISE MORE EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SAFEGUARDS FOR THEIR WORKERS, HE SAID.
IN CLOSING, MR. TIEN EXPRESSED GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE DISCRIMINATION MAINTAINED BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AGAINST HONG KONG IN ITS GENERALISED SCHEME OF PREFERENCES, AS WELL AS BY BRITAIN,
HE SAID: +WE ARE NOW IN AN HITHERTO UNHEARD OF, AND PROBAILY UNIQUE, SITUATION, BRITAIN, OUR METROPOLITAN POWER IS NOW HERSELF DISCRIMINATING AGAINST HONG KONG IN FAVOUR OF OUR COMPETITORS WITH WHOM SHE HAS NEITHER HISTORICAL NOR ECONOMIC TIES.+
HOWEVER, HE APPLAUDED THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN SEEKING A BETTER DEAL FOR HONG KONG AND SAID +IT IS NOW UP TO HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT OUR INTERESTS.+
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