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POWER TO SUSPEND SCHOOLS CLAR IF IED

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THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE IS TO AVOID PUBLIC MISINTERPRETATION OF THE POWER OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION CONCERNING CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS, SAID THE HON KENNETH TOPLEY, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE EDUCATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1980, HE SAID THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 83 OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD ENABLE THE DIRECTOR TO SUSPEND THE OPERATION OF A SCHOOL FOR

SPECIFIED PERIOD.

+SHOULD IT BE NECESSARY TO CLOSE A SCHOOL, THE EXISTING POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL ARE AVAILABLE,

HE SAID.

THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO GIVE EFFECT TO ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY INTO THE PRECIOUS BLOOD GOLDEN JUBILEE SECONDARY SCHOOL.

CONTROL OF LORRIES WITH LIFTING GEAR

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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON J.N. HENDERSON, SAID TODAY THAT HE WAS APPROACHING THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT TO SEE WHETHER SOME TESTING OR CERTIFICATION OF LIFTING GEAR ON LORRIES COULD BE COMBINED WITH THE ANNUAL INSPECTION OF GOODS VEHICLES.

HE ALSO SAID IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONSIDER WHETHER SOME FEATURES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATIONS MIGHT BE USEFULLY PUT INTO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION AND USE) REGULATIONS, BEARING IN MIND THAT PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS WORKER SAFETY MAY BE INVOLVED WHERE LOADING AND UNLOADING BY THESE APPLIANCES TAKES PLACE ON PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES.

MR HENDERSON WAS REPLYING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO THE HON ANDREW SO WHO ASKED ABOUT THE CONTROL EXERCISED OVER THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF LIFTING APPLIANCES ON GOODS VEHICLES.

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