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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1979

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY EXHIBITION OPENING ON THURSDAY

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PREPARATIONS FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT THE NORTH CONCOURSE OF THE KOWLOON RAILWAY TERMINUS IN HUNG HOM ARE WELL IN HAND.

HEAVY MACHINES, MOSTLY ON LOAN FROM PRIVATE FIRMS, ARE CURRENTLY BEING MOVED INTO THE EXHIBITION SITE.

THE 11-DAY EXHIBITION WILL FOCUS ON FIVE MAJOR THEMES MACHINE GUARDING, NOISE HAZARDS, SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION AND CONFINED SPACE AND THE SAFE USE OF ELECTRICITY AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS.

IT WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, AT 4.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY. AFTER THE CEREMONY, IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 10.30 A.M. TO 7.30 P.M. DAILY FROM FRIDAY TO AUGUST 6.

OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE PRESENT TO OFFER INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TO VISITORS, AND COPIES OF FIVE SPECIALLY PRODUCED LEAFLETS ON THE SUBJECT WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE.

SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION CAN ALSO BE ARRANGED FOR WORKER GROUPS BY CONTACTING MISS YU SAU-CHUK AT THE EXHIBITION OFFICE ON TELEPHONE 3-654078.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EXHIBITION BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, AT THE NORTH CONCOURSE OF THE KOWLOON RAILWAY TERMINUS, HUNG HOM, AT 4.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY.

COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF PREPARATION WORK OF THE EVENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM G.I.S. PRESS BOXES ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE LATER THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.

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