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SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1983

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HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN YAU MA TEI

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A WEEK-LONG HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN, FEATURING AN EXHIBITION, A VARIETY SHOW, A SEMINAR AND FILM SHOW WILL BE HELD IN YAU MA TEI STARTING SUNDAY, MAY 1.

ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE HENRY G. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE AND THE NEW WORLD CENTRE, THE AIM OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO MAKE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE DANGER IN THE MISUSE OF HOME APPLIANCES, THE MOST COMMON ACCIDENTS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT HOME AND WAYS TO PREVENT THEM.

A CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE COMPRISING BOARD MEMBERS, SCHOOL MASTERS AND BUSINESSMEN HAS BEEN FORMED TO PLAN THE CAMPAIGN.

AN OPENING CEREMONY, TOGETHER WITH AN EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING EXHIBITION ON HOME SAFETY, WILL BE HELD AT 3.30 PM ON SUNDAY AT THE NEW WORLD CENTRE MAIN ENTRANCE.

AT THE EXHIBITION THERE WILL BE A DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS, ANTI-BURGLARY EQUIPMENT AND GAS HEATERS, A FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATION AND A LASER SHOW.

OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE A HOME SAFETY SEMINAR AND A FILM +IT TAKES TWO+ TO BE HELD AT THE OCEAN THEATRE ON MAY 7 AND A HOME SAFETY COMPETITION FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN YAU MA TEI.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL END WITH A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING SINGING AND DANCE PERFORMANCES BY WELL KNOWN ARTISTS AND STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS TO BE HELD AT THE HENRY G. LEONG COMMUNITY CENTRE ON MAY 7.

A BOOKLET +SAFETY STARTS AT HOME+ HAS BEEN PRINTED.

BOTH THE BOOKLET AND TICKETS TO ALL THE EVENTS CAN BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICE IN TSIM SHA TSUI,

TEMPORARY TRAINING COURSE ON IRONING BOILERS

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THE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT UNIT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS INTRODUCING A TEMPORARY FREE TRAINING SCHEME TO ASSIST FACTORY OWNERS IN OBTAINING COMPETENT PERSONNEL FOR THE OPERATION OF THE IR SMALL ELECTRIC IRONING BOILERS.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (SUNDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT STRONGLY URGED FACTORY OWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE COMPETENT PERSONNEL ATTENDING TO THEIR BOILERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SCHEME.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SCHEME WOULD ALSO ENABLE A FACTORY OWNER TO USE THE BOILERS WITHOUT BREACHING THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT.

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