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SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1983

RADIO SERIES FOR WORKERS STARTS SOON

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THE FIRST EPISODE OF A NEW RADIO SERIES DESIGNED FOR WORKERS, +MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK+, WILL BE BROADCAST EVERY THURSDAY ON RTHK'S RADIO 1, BETWEEN 2 PM AND 2.30 PM STARTING ON JUNE 23.

THE PROGRAMME, TO BE BROADCAST INITIALLY FOR 13 WEEKS, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND RTHK TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

LOCAL SINGERS AND CELEBRITIES, SUCH AS ROMAN TAM, GEORGE LAM, ALAN TAM HAVE BEEN INVITED TO INTERVIEW WORKERS IN FACTORIES AND AT CONSTRUCTION SITES,

WORKERS LISTENING TO THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A LIVE PHONE-IN QUIZ ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND A SONG REQUEST,

THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE SOME ADVICE ON SAFETY MEASURES WHICH WILL BE REPEATED ON RADIO 2 EVERY FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY AT NOON TIME.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID: +WE HOPE THAT FACTORIES AND CONSTRUCTION SITES EQUIPPED WITH PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF RELAYING THE PROGRAMME WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE MEANS OF INCREASING EFFICIENT PRODUCTIVITY BY MAKING WORKERS MORE CONSCIOUS OF SAFETY FACTORS.+

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