WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1978
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QUERY ON JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL APPROACH THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BOARD TO FIND OUT THE UP-TO-DATE POSITION ON THE BUILDING OF THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE IN SHA TIN, THE DATE WHEN THE CENTRE WILL BE COMPLETED AND ITS ANTICIPATED OPENING DATE.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON. SIR DENYS ROBERTS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN.
X-RAY APPARATUS CONTROLLED BY LAW
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IRRADIATING APPARATUS PRODUCING X-RAYS FOR USE IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE RADIATION (CONTROL OF IRRADIATING APPARATUS) REGULATIONS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. THE HON. K.L. THONG, IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION BY AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG, AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY.
DR. FANG HAD ASKED IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD STATE WHAT PROTECTIVE, PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES WERE IN EXISTENCE OR BEING DEVISED IN THE USE OF X-RAYS IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
IN REPLY, DR. THONG POINTED OUT THAT EVERY EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED UNDER THE EXISTING REGULATIONS TO MAINTAIN A REGISTER OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN RADIATION WORK SO THAT THEY ARE MEDICALLY EXAMINED AT REGULAR INTERVALS DURING A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 14 MONTHS.
IT IS ALSO COMPULSORY FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED IN RADIATION WORK TO WEAR MONITORING DEVICES WHICH ARE EXAMINED AT REGULAR INTERVALS NOT EXCEEDING 14 DAYS BY APPROVED LABORATORIES, HE ADDED.
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