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THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1981

EVERY DISTRICT NOW HAD ITS ARTS COMMITTEE AND SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THESE ORGANISATIONS WERE THE MEETING PLACE, THE FOCAL POINT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE AND THE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WITH PROMOTING RECREATION AND THE ARTS SHORTCOMINGS WERE

IDENTIFIED AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION EXPLORED.

THE SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS HAD NOW ORGANISED AN INTER-DISTRICT LEAGUE IN ALMOST EVERY POPULAR SPORT AND THE ARTS COMMITTEES WERE SPONSORING COURSES IN MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA.

FESTIVALS WHICH GAVE A STIMULUS TO LOCAL EFFORT AND INITIATIVE WERE NOW BECOMING A REGULAR PART OF OUR LIVES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AKERS-JONES SAID.

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COURSES OFFERED

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EMPLOYERS WERE URGED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SEND THEIR EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND A SERIES OF 120 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING COURSES TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FROM JULY TO DECEMBER THIS YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THE COURSES WOULD DE CONDUCTED IN THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE IN THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND THE DURATION WOULD RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE DAYS.

+ IT IS HOPED THAT EMPLOYERS CAN MAKE FULL USE OF OUR FREE SERVICES SO THAT MORE WORKERS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE COURSES, + HE ADDED.

THE COURSES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR TECHNICIANS, FOREMEN, WORKS SUPERVISORS AND THOSE WHO MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM SUPERVISORY DUTIES.

BASIC INDUSTRIAL

THE COURSES FALL INTO 13 CATEGORIES ACCIDENT PREVENTION, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY, MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING, WORK IN CONFINED SPACES, SLINGING SAFETY, ELECTRICAL SAFETY IN INDUSTRY, SAFETY IN THE USE OF ABRASIVE WHEELS, MACHINERY SAFETY, SAFETY IN DIE-CASTING WORK, SAFETY IN PLASTIC INDUSTRY, SAFE USE OF WOODWORK ING MACHINERY, SAFE USE OF POWER PRESS AND SAFETY IN WORK IN COMPRESSED AIR.

THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSES ARE TO ENABLE TRAINEES TO IDENTIFY UNSAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENTS, TO SUGGEST METHODS FOR THE IR ELIMINATION AND TO PREPARE THEM TO BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES OF A SAFETY SUPERVISOR IN ADDITION TO THE IR NORMAL DUTIES AT WORK.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE BY THE SPONSORING COMPANY IN WRITING TO THE CENTRE AND DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED ON TELEPHONE 3-688111 EXT 347.

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