FRIDAY, JULY 25, 198
MEANWHILE, FIRE PROTECTION BUREAU OFFICERS TODAY INSPECTED THE BLACKSPOTS IN THE SAN PO KONG INDUSTRIAL AREA TO LOOK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS TO MEANS OF ESCAPE, STORAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS WITHOUT A LICENCE AND OTHER POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS.
AS A RESULT, 224 FACTORIES WILL BE SERVED WITH FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICEŠ, MOSTLY FOR CAUSING OBSTRUCTIONS IN COMMON AREAS AND ON STAIRCASES.
THE FACTORIES ARE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE HAZARDS IN 72 HOURS OR ELSE BE SUMMONSED.
THREE FACTORIES WERE ISSUED WITH ON-THE-SPOT FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES FOR CAUSING SERIOUS OBSTRUCTIONS TO MEANS OF ESCAPE. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN TWO HOURS OR ELSE BE SUMMONSED.
IN ADDITION, 18 FACTORIES WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ISSUED WITH FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICES, WILL SOON BE SUMMONSED FOR THE RECURRENCE OF FIRE HAZARDS.
FIRE OFFICERS ALSO FOUND 30 CASES OF UNAUTHORISED BUILDING ALTERATIONS, 33 CASES OF ILLEGAL ROOFTOP STRUCTURES USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES AND TWO CASES OF UNLICENSED CATERING. THESE CASES WOULD BE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS FOR ACTION.
DURING THE FIVE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR OPERATION, 942 FACTORY UNITS IN 24 INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WERE INSPECTED.
PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIMS START
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THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS COMPENSATION SCHEME, WHICH PROVIDES EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS, HAS STARTED.
THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) BILL 1980, WHICH IMPLEMENTS THE SECOND STAGE OF THE SCHEME, WAS PASSED AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 23).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT DURING THE FIRST STAGE, EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS WOULD BE GIVEN TO PEOPLE WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM OR HAD DIED FROM PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
ALL THOSE DIAGNOSED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1981 TO BE SUFFERING FROM PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND THE DEPENDANTS OF THOSE WHO DIED ON OR AFTER JULY 10 AND WHO HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED PAYMENT WOULD BE ENTITLED TO THE EX-GRATIA PAYMENT, SUBJECT TO FIVE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN HONG KONG,
THE PAYMENT RATE WOULD DEPEND ON THE DEGREE OF PERMANENT DISABILITY ASSESSED.
THE MAXIMDA
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