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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1975

ROLE OF POSTERS IN PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

MR. JOHN HADFIELD, HEAD OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S DESIGN DEPARTMENT, TODAY STRESSED THE ROLE OF POSTERS IN PROMOTING THE MESSAGE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

PRESENTING PRIZES FOR THE SEVENTH INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER COMPETITION, MR. HADFIELD CONGRATULATED THE WINNERS FOR USING THEIR TALENTS FOR A VERY GREAT PURPOSE - A SAFER WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED DY THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE LADOUR" DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND VARIOUS VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES, ATTRACTED A RECORD 322 ENTRIES FROM 31 SCHOOLS.

THE FIRST PRIZE OF $250 WENT TO MR. LAM KON-WING, A 21-YEAR-OLD THIRD-YEAR STUDENT IN ARTS AND DESIGN AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.

THE SECOND PRIZE OF $200 AND THIRD OF $150, WERE WON BY MISS HO YUK-PING OF THE KEI HEEP SECONDARY MODERN SCHOOL AND MISS CHENG FUK-KING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY.

FIVE OTHER STUDENTS WHOSE ENTRIES WERE HIGHLY COMMENDED BY THE JUDGES WERE AWARDED CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $80 EACH.

MR. HADFIELD PRESENTED THE PRIZES AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

HE SAID POSTERS BASED ON THE DESIGNS OF THE WINNING ENTRIES WOULD GO OUT TO FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES, WARNING EVERYBODY TO DE VIGILANT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DANGER AND CARELESS PRACTICES IN OUR DAILY LIVES.+

+IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ALL COMMUNITIES, SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ARE OBLIGATORY FOR US ALL, HE SAID.

+ IN THE FACTORY, THE WORKSHOP, OUTDOORS AND IN THE HOME, LIFE CAN BE ENDANGERED BY FAULTY EQUIPMENT, CARELESS HANDLING OF WEIGHTS, UNTIDINESS, RUDDISH, AND THOUGHTLESSNESS.+

HE ADDED: THE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE DESIGNED THESE POSTERS ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED UPON UTILISING THEIR CONSIDERABLE TALENT FOR A VERY GREAT PURPOSE: THAT PURPOSE IS THE MOVE TOWARD. AN IMPROVED ENVIRONMENT, IN WHICH PERSONAL SAFETY INCREASES WITH INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.*