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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1982

LAST YEAR, 7 900 PEOPLE ATTENDED COURSES RUN BY THE INSPECTORATE'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE.

TRAINING OFFICERS OF THE CENTRE ALSO GAVE LECTURES TO A FURTHER 10 000 PEOPLE IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOLS, FACTORIES AND VARIOUS TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.

FURTHERMORE, THE INSPECTORATE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, CONDUCT A ONE-YEAR PART-TIME EVENING COURSE LEADING TO THE AWARD OF A CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT TO PROMOTE SAFETY AWARENESS AMONGST EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, MR KOTWALL SAID.

THESE INCLUDED SAFETY SEMINARS, TELEVISION PROGRAMMES AND SAFETY COMPETITIONS.

AN AUDIO-VISUAL, SOUND-ON-SLIDE PRESENTATION, +SAFETY EXTRAVAGANZA+, HELD ÁT HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC EARLIER THIS YEAR WAS SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IT WOULD BE RE-STAGED IN MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS THIS YEAR.

MR KOTWALL SAID THAT AS PART OF A CONTINUING CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS, THE NEED TO INTRODUCE NEW REGULATIONS OR TO AMEND EXISTING ONES WAS ALWAYS KEPT UNDER REVIEW.

THE MAIN EFFORT IN 1981, HE ADDED, WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR BREACHES OF SAFETY REGULATIONS.

LAST YEAR ALSO SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF A SET OF REGULATIONS DEALING WITH FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN FACTORIES.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE SAFE USE OF ELECTRICITY AND PROTECTION OF WORKERS' HEARING IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT WERE ENACTED.

IN CONCLUSION, MR KOTWALL NOTED WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE EVERYONE IN INDUSTRY ACCEPTS HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AS A ROUTINE WAY OF LIFE, GREATER EFFORT AND CO-OPERATION ARE STILL NEEDED IF THERE IS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.+

SIXTY-THREE SITES TO BE SOLD IN NEXT SIX MONTHS

THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SELL 63 SITES IN THE URBAN AREA AND THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS FROM OCTOBER.

ANNOUNCING THE PROVISIONAL SALES FORECAST TODAY, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT (DISPOSAL), MR D.M. SCOTT-WILL, NOTED THAT THE TOTAL AREA TO 2E CFFERED FOR SALE AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 737 700 SQUARE METRES.

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