XN000022-1984-11-25 — Page 9

8

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1984

MR TSANG ALSO TOLD RESIDENTS TO KEEP AN EYE ON ANYTHING, BOTH INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THEIR HOMES, THAT MIGHT POSE A FIRE HAZARD.

REFERRING TO FACTORY OPERATORS HE URGED THEM TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, AND TO MAKE SURE THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR USE.

ALSO-SPEAKING, SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER MR SYLVESTER TSE SAID THAT SINCE THE SETTING UP OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD, FUNDS HAD BEEN PROVIDED TIME AND AGAIN BY THE BOARD TO SUBSIDISE THE PROMOTION OF FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS IN THE DISTRICT, AND ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO IMPROVE FIRE SERVICES EQUIPMENT IN SQUATTER AREAS AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS IN SHAM SHUI PO.

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, HE SAID, WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS IN PRIVATE BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT AND THE MATTER HAD BEEN FREQUENTLY RAISED AND DISCUSSED IN THE MEETINGS OF DISTRICT BOARD, INCORPORATED OWNERS OF BUILDINGS AND MUTUAL-AID COMMITTEES SO AS TO SAFEGUARD THE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF RESIDENTS.

THE SHAM SHUI PO FIRE PREVENTION DAY, PART OF THE TERRITORY- WIDE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR, WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND SHAM SHU PO DISTRICT OFFICE.

CALL FOR INSURANCE COVER IN SCHOOLS

****

SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ARE BEING URGED TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVER FOR THEIR PUPILS, EMPLOYEES AND THE SCHOOL PREMISES.

IN A CIRCULAR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID IN ADDITION TO SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN LESSONS SUCH AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE, PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS AS WELL AS IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. SCHOOL HEADS SHOULD TAKE OUT AN INSURANCE POLICY ON BEHALF OF THEIR PUPILS AGAINST ANY ACCIDENTAL INJURY THAT MAY BE SUSTAINED DURING SUCH LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES,

AS EMPLOYERS, MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES HAVE A STATUTORY OBLIGATION TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICIES ON BEHALF OF THEIR STAFF, WHO ARE COVERED BY THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WHICH IS APPLICABLE NOT ONLY TO MANUAL WORKERS BUT ALSO TO OTHER EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING TEACHERS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES ARE ALSO BEING ADVISED THAT IN THE IR OWN INTERESTS, THEY SHOULD HAVE THE IR SCHOOL PREMISES, TOGETHER WITH FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, INSURED AGAINST LOSS, OR DAMAGE BY FIRE.

INSURANCE COVER IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL PREMISES' BECAUSE OF THEIR WORKSHOPS AND LABORATORIES, THE DEPARTMENT SAID.