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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1982

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR FOR EMPLOYEES

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SUPERVISORS AND FOREMEN IN INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED TO ATTEND AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK.

THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY MR NICOLAS YEUNG SHU-YAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, LEE GARDENS THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.

MR YEUNG SAID THAT THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD TO PROMOTE SAFETY AT WORK AMONG EMPLOYEES.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A., WATERLOO ROAD CENTRE ON NOVEMBER 18 AND 19, WITH MR ANDREW SO KWOK-WING AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO GIVE TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AT THE SEMINAR, MR YEUNG SAID.

AMONG THE SPEAKERS ARE MR YIP YUK-LUN, DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND MR HO KAM-CHUEN, INDUSTRIAL SAFETY OFFICER OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION, WHO WILL SPEAK ON THE RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT IN PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY. OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDE MR NGAN KWAN-LEUNG, ENGINEER OF HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. LTD., DR ONG SAY-GARK, LECTURER OF THE COMMUNITY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND MR HO KWOK-WAH, ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER OF FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

TWO FILMS FEATURING SAFETY AT WORK WILL ALSO BE SHOWN DURING THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR, MR YEUNG ADDED.

THE REGISTRATION FEES FOR THE SEMINAR IS $45 PER PERSON.

THOSE WISHING TO JOIN THE SEMINAR SHOULD CONTACT THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON 3-688111 EXT. 401.

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