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MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1981

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EDUCATION IS KEY TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

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DESPITE VIGOROUS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY BY GOVERNMENT AND INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS, THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IS STILL VERY HIGH AND EVERY ATTEMPT MUST BE MADE TO REDUCE IT.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR J.N. HENDERSON, AT THE FIFTH AND FINAL PRIZE PRESENTATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY QUIZ COMPETITION.

MR HENDERSON STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED THAT WORKERS WOULD BE PROTECTED BY EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION.

HOWEVER, HE SAID THAT WHILE ENFORCEMENT HAD ITS PLACE, EDUCATION WAS PERHAPS THE BEST WAY OF PROTECTING WORKERS FROM ACCIDENTS AT THEIR PLACES OF WORK.

MR HENDERSON HOPED THAT WITH THE CONTINUED ASSISTANCE OF THE NEWS MEDIA IN PUBLICISING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND WITH CONCERTED EFFORTS BY BOTH MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WOULD BE REDUCED.

THE COMPETITION, CO-SPONSORED BY THE HONG KONG DAILY NEWS AND RTV, IS AIMED AT INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO IMPROVE STANDARDS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

SINCE THE FIRST COMPETITION IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR MORE THAN 21 000 ENTRIES HAD BEEN RECEIVED, THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING SIGN,+ MR HENDERSON SAID.

MR HENDERSON PRESENTED THE FIRST PRIZE OF TWO RETURN AIR TICKETS TO THE PHILIPPINES, PLUS FREE FOOD AND LODGING COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG DAILY NEWS - TO MISS CHAN HING-HUNG.

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THE SECOND PRIZE, A COLOUR TELEVISION SET, AND THE THIRD PRIZE OF A WRIST WATCH WERE WON BY MISS CHAN PO-LING AND MR KAM WAH-ON RESPECTIVELY.

THE RTV SPECIAL PRIZE OF A MINIATURE GOLD SAFETY HELMET WAS PRESENTED TO MR WONG HOT-LING BY MRS ELEANOR MORRIS, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO RTV'S MANAGING DIRECTOR.

TEN CONSOLATION PRIZES OF A RADIO EACH WERE PRESENTED BY MR LAW BUN, PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG DAILY NEWS.

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