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JOVEMBER 26, 1983

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR BEING HELD

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SUPERVISORS AND FOREMEN IN INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS WERE TODAY URGED TO ATTEND AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR NEXT MONTH.

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

THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A., WATERLOO ROAD CENTRE, ON DECEMBER 8, AND WILL BE OPENED BY MR WONG LAM, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

SAFETY PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO TALK ON VARIOUS TOPICS AT THE SEMINAR.

AMONG SPEAKERS ARE MR CHAN WING-KAI, SUPERINTENDENT, FACTORY INSPECTORATE AND DR CHAN KAI-MING, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATIC SURGERY, WHO WILL SPEAK ON +OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS AND HAND INJURIES+.

OTHER SPEAKERS INCLUDE MR LAM TAI-HING, LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR MA PO-LING, SENIOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR LAM YUK-KEUNG, LABOUR OFFICER, LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND MR DOMINIC LAI WOON-ŠUM, CLAIMS AND STAFFING MANAGER OF THE TAIKOO ROYAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

TWO FILMS FEATURING SAFETY AT WORK WILL ALSO BE SHOWN DURING THE SEMINAR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE SEMINAR IS $50 PER PERSON, WHICH INCLUDES TEA AND LUNCH.

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

DB TO DISCUSS FIRE PREVENTION IN SQUATTER AREAS

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FIRE PREVENTION AND STRENGTHENING SAFETY MEASURES IN SQUATTER AREAS IN KWUN TONG WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE IR MEETING ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 28).

A PAPER PREPARED BY AN UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBER NOTES THAT THREE THIRD-ALARM AND ONE SECOND-ALARM FIRES OCCURRED IN SQUATTER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT BETWEEN OCTOBER 28 AND NOVEMBER 16 THIS YEAR.

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