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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977

ACCIDENTS IN ESTABLISHMENTS OTHER THAN

INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS*

MUST ALSO BE REPORTED BY THE EMPLOYER TO THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION UNIT, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE ACCIDENT GAVE RISE TO ANY LEGAL LIABILITY TO PAY COMPENSATION.

ALL FATAL ACCIDENTS AT WORK MUST ALSO BE REPORTED WITHIN 24 HOURS TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION.

AN EMPLOYER IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE DISCHARGED THIS OBLIGATION IF HE TELEPHONED $999' ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.

MR. WILLIAMS PAID TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, A SUBVENTED HOSPITAL WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MANY LANDMARKS KWUN TONG HAD ACQUIRED SINCE ITS BIRTH IN 1967.

HE SAID IT PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE INDUSTRIAL POPULACE OF KWUN TONG - IN THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL INJURIES AND PLAYED A PART IN PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL HEALTH IN THE AREA.

MR. WILLIAMS SAID THE HOSPITAL HAD JUST SET UP AN INDUSTRIAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL SERVICES TO WORKERS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF EMPLOYERS.

IT WILL LATER TRY TO HELP WORKERS AVOID OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

HK JOINS LONDON AIR TALKS ****

MR. NORMAN LATHAM, ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, LEFT HONG KONG TODAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR LONDON TO ATTEND AIR SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.

REPRESENTING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, MR. LATHAM WILL JOIN THE BRITISH DELEGATION AT THE TALKS DUE TO START ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 5).

THIS IS A THIRD ROUND OF TALKS REGARDING LUFTHANSA'S AIR SERVICES BETWEEN FRANKFURT AND HONG KONG.

THE LAST ROUND OF DISCUSSION WAS HELD IN FRANKFURT BETWEEN JULY 25 AND JULY 29.

LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES IS OPERATING SIX SCHEDULED FLIGHTS PER WEEK BETWEEN FRANKFURT AND HONG KONG, TWO OF WHICH CONTINUE TO TOKYO,

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