TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1980
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FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS IN STAGING A SENIOR MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAST MARCH, THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO EMBARK ON A SIMILAR VENTURE FOR EMPLOYEES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SIX MAJOR INDUSTRY AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.
THE COMMISSIONER ADDED THAT THE SEMINAR WENT A LONG WAY TO SHOW THAT THE THREE PARTIES THE EMPLOYERS, THE EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT - ARE JOINING HANDS TO TRY TO ABATE THE UNACCEPTABLE RISE IN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
+FOR OUR PART ONE OF THE AREAS TO WHICH WE SHALL BE PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION IS TRAINING IN SAFETY AT WORK, AND WE SHALL BE CARRYING OUT A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE RESOURCES AND POLICIES IN THIS FIELD OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, HE NOTED.
MR HENDERSON URGED THE PARTICIPANTS, WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE IR WORK PLACES, TO SHARE WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES THE SAFETY MESSAGE AND KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THEY GAINED TODAY.
ABOUT 250 INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES HEARD TALKS GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR EXPERTS FROM THE INDUSTRY ON GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY, SAFE USE OF ELECTRICITY AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
AMONG THE SPEAKERS WERE LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICERS WHO GAVE TALKS ON THE INDIVIDUAL'S ROLE IN THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION, INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE AND EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION. A FIRE SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE SPOKE ON FIRE
PREVENTION IN FACTORIES.
COPYRIGHT PROTECTION EXTENDED TO VIDEO TAPES
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THE AREA OF ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION UNIT OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE HAS EXPANDED, WITH THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL CONVICTION RELATED TO PIRATED VIDEO TAPES, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND CONTROLS, MR DOUGLAS JORDAN TOLD REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RECORDING INDUSTRY TODAY.
MR JORDAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS ON THE OCCASION OF A PRESENTATION TO THE SERVICE'S WELFARE FUND BY ESQUIRE (ELECTRONICS) LTD. IN APPRECIATION OF THE SERVICE'S WORK IN THE FIELD OF VIDEO PIRACY.
THE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION UNIT HAS IN THE PAST ACHIEVED NOTABLE RESULTS IN REDUCING TO A MINIMUM, MUSIC RECORDING PIRACY IN HONG KONG, TOGETHER WITH SUCCESS IN COMBATING BOOK PIRACY.
EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND TO THE VIDEO TAPE PIRACY PROSECUTION, MR JORDAN SAIDI +IT WAS ONLY IN JUNE LAST YEAR THAT THE UNIT FIRST HAD TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST SUCH PIRACY. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS AND SEVERAL RAIDS ON PREMISES, SOME 1 000 PIRATED VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES, BOTH OF INDIAN AND WESTERN FILMS, AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT WERE SEIZED.+
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