XN000022-1982-02-08 — Page 5

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1982

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''WHILE SAFETY AND HEALTH LEGISLATION AND STRICT ENFORCEMENT ARE INDISPENSABLE IN THE PROTECTION OF WORK PEOPLE IN INDUSTRY. + THE FIRST PREREQUISITE OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION IS SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS OF ALL PEOPLE AT THE WORKPLACE.''

TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY MESSAGES ARE GIVEN THE WIDEST ATTENTION, THE GOVERNMENT HAS, FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, BEEN MOUNTING LARGE SCALE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

MR CHAN OBSERVED THAT NO HEADWAY TOWARDS REDUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS CAN BE MADE UNLESS ALL PEOPLE ENGAGED IN INDUSTRY, BE THEY EMPLOYERS, SUPERVISORS OR GRASSROOT WORKERS, ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AS WELL AS FOR THOSE WHO WORKED WITH THEM.

''MOST OF THE ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY COMMON SENSE AND I HOPE THIS PRESENTATION WILL IMPART TO EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, THE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY AT WORK AND THE COMMON PRECAUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED TO MAKE HIS WORKING ENVIRONMENT SAFER,'' HE CONCLUDED.

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ROLLER SKATING OPEN COMPETITION ***

ENTRIES ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE FORTHCOMING 1982 HONG KONG ROLLER SKATING OPEN COMPETITION TO BE HELD AT THE ROLLER SKATING RINK OF FANLING PLAYGROUND ON MARCH 14 (SUNDAY).

THE COMPETITION, ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS THE YOUTH SECTION FOR YOUNGSTERS AGED 10 TO 16, AND THE ADULT SECTION, FOR PEOPLE AGED 17 OR ABOVE.

MORE THAN 100 ENTRIES HAVE SO FAR BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE EVENT. THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRY WILL BE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21.

THERE WILL BE SIX SEPARATE CATEGORIES INCLUDING MEN'S SINGLE RACE, WOMEN'S SINGLE RACE, MIXED TEAM RACE, MEN'S FREE STYLE, WOMEN'S FREE STYLE AND MIXED DOUBLE FREE STYLE.

PEOPLE WISHING TO ENTER CAN REGISTER WITH THE RECREATION PROMOTION UNIT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF FOUR SEAS BUILDING, 208-212 NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI (TELEPHONE 3-7211769).

THEY CAN ALSO APPROACH THE TUEN MUN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT 'TOP COURT', FIRST FLOOR, TAK CHING COURT, TUEN MUN- FANLING PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL- YUEN LONG STADIUM- SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL- KWAI SHING SWIMMING POOL YEUNG UK ROAD SPORTS GROUND AT TSUEN WAN, AND THE SQUASH COURTS OF VICTORIA PARK ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

COMPLETED ENTRY FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE RECREATION PROMOTION UNIT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT BEFORE FEBRUARY 21.