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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1980
THE SALVATION ARMY OPERATED ITS FIRST CHILD CARE
CENTRE AS EARLY AS 20 YEARS AGO AND HAS OPENED ANOTHER 11 CENTRES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG SINCE THEN, HE NOTED.
IN ADDITION TO THE WO CHE NURSERY, THE SALVATION ARMY PLANS TO OPEN ANOTHER IN SAM SHING ESTATE IN TUEN MUN SHORTLY,
+THESE TWO NURSERIES WILL NO DOUBT PROVIDE SERVICES OF HIGH QUALITY TO CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE TWO PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, HE SAID.
SAFETY FIRST
STUDENTS SEEKING SUMMER JOBS ADVISED
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+A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO RISK ONE'S LIFE? IT'S JUST NOT WORTH IT.+
THIS WAS THE MESSAGE GIVEN TODAY (SATURDAY) BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO STUDENTS LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOBS.
+STUDENTS TAKING SUMMER WORK SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY DON'T GET INJURED,+ HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED FACTORY OPERATORS TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS DOING SUMMER JOBS ON THEIR PREMISES.
HE URGED SUMMER JOB-SEEKERS NOT TO ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT ON CONSTRUCTION SITES WHERE THE ACCIDENT RATE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE HIGHEST.
LAST SUMMER, HE RECALLED, TRAGEDY STRUCK TWO YOUNG STUDENTS ONE WAS KILLED ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND THE OTHER WAS LEFT WITH ONLY TWO THUMBS FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
*THE FIRST BOY WHO HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE SITE FOR ONLY 20 DAYS WAS EMPLOYED TO WORK ON A HIGH SCAFFOLD PLATFORM. THE SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED AND THE BOY FELL TO HIS DEATH.
+THE OTHER BOY WAS EMPLOYED TO OPERATE A MILLING MACHINE IN A FACTORY. THE MACHINE WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY GUARDED AND THE BOY HAD NEVER BEEN TRAINED PROPERLY.
+ON HIS SIXTH DAY AT WORK, WHEN HE WAS MILLING A METAL BAR, THE COTTON GLOVES HE WAS WEARING GOT ENTANGLED WITH THE CUTTER AND ALL EIGHT FINGERS WERE CUT OFF.+
THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED STUDENTS INTENDING TO TAKE SUMMER JOBS TO BEWARE OF POWER-DRIVEN MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND CHEMICALS USED IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
/+MACHINERY
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