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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1983.

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR ORGANISED

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EMPLOYERS WERE URGED TODAY (SUNDAY) TO SEND THEIR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TO ATTEND AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 9.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE ONE-DAY SEMINAR IS ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD WITH A VIEW TO MAKING THE PARTICIPANTS MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AT WORK.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD IN THE SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, AND MR ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE GIVING TALKS ON VARIOUS TOPICS AT THE SEMINAR.

AMONG THE SPEAKERS ARE MR CHAN SHIU-LAP, CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, LABOUR DEPARTMENT; PROFESSOR P.C. LEUNG, DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATIC SURGERY OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; MR CHAN WING-HONG, SENIOR MANAGER, INDUSTRIAL CENTRE OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC; MR S.S. WONG, CHIEF SAFETY AND SECURITY ADVISOR OF THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LTD.: MR KO YING, GENERAL MANAGER OF ASIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND MR HOUDINI HO, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE SEMINAR IS $200 PER PERSON,

AND THIS INCLUDES TEA AND LUNCH.

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

75 000 STUDENTS TAKING PART IN CAREERS QUIZ

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ABOUT 75 000 FORMS II, IV AND V STUDENTS FROM 150 SCHOOLS

ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH ARE TAKING PART IN A CAREERS QUIZ

EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

DISCLOSING THIS TODAY (SUNDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT THE QUIZ IS AIMED AT MAKING THE STUDENTS MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING CAREERS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEARCH FOR RELEVENT USEFUL INFORMATION MATERIAL.

THE QUIZ, ORGANISED FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR, WAS SO WELL RECEIVED BY STUDENTS AND SCHOOL AUTHORITIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO REPEAT IT THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR'S QUIZ, IS SPONSORED BY WANG PACIFIC LTD., WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED BOOK ALLOWANCES, SOUVENIRS AND TROPHIES FOR THE QUIZ.

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