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THURSDAY, SEPTEBE: 29, 1983

BOARD MEMBERS VISIT TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS

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MEMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING VISITED KENNEDY TOWN TO SEE THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THERE.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS LOLLY CHIU, THEY FIRST WENT TO THE KENNEDY TOWN PRAYA TO SEE THE LOADING AND UNLOADING ACTIVITIES.

AT THE PRAYA, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE AREA, FORMERLY A PARKING SPACE FOR LORRIES, HAD BEEN TURNED INTO A 'NO WAITING' ZONE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC.

THE PARTY THEN PROCEEDED TO A BUS TERMINUS IN SANDS STREET, WHICH IS POSING SERIOUS NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES TO RESIDENTS.

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE TERMINUS BE RELOCATED TO A MORE SUITABLE SITE.

BOARD MEMBERS ALSO WENT TO NORTH STREET WHERE ILLEGAL HAWKING HAS BEEN OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR VINCENT KO, SAID, +SITE VISITS TO PROBLEM AREAS ARE VERY USEFUL AS THEY WILL GIVE MEMBERS A MUCH CLEARER PICTURE.

+WE WILL STUDY THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA AND HOPE TO FIND A SOLUTION.+

SHIPBUILDING SAFETY SEMINAR ORGANISED ****

A +SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING INDUSTRY SAFETY SEMINAR+ WILL BE HELD AT THE CHINESE YMCA, 23 WATERLOO ROAD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) MORNING.

ORGANISED BY THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPREPAIRING INDUSTRY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR WILL BE OPENED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON SHIPBUILDING TRADE WORKERS UNION, MR TANG CHOY, AT 9.15 AM.

THE OPENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TALKS ON WORK SAFETY

AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TO BE GIVEN BY OFFICERS FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND PRIVATE COMPANIES AS WELL AS BY A LECTURER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THE SPEAKERS ARE DR K.W. FUNG, SAFETY OFFICER, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; MR DAVID YU, PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER, HONG KONG UNITED DOCKYARDS; MR CHAN YAT-MING, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT MANAGER, HONG KONG OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE CO.; MR YAM KWONG-LUN, DIVISIONAL FACTORY INSPECTOR, LABOUR DEPARTMENT; DR LO WAI-KEE, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OFFICER, LABOUR DEPARTMENT; AND MR TSANG HIN-YOUNG, SHIPPING SAFETY OFFICER, MARINE DEPARTMENT.

TWO FILMS WILL BE SHOWN AT THE SEMINAR, THE FIRST DEMONSTRATING HOW HAZARDS PRESENTED BY DUST IN DOCKYARDS CAN BE DEALT WITH, AND THE SECOND ILLUSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND SAFE PRACTICES FOR WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES ON BOARD SHIPS.

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