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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1985

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FISHERMEN LEARN ABOUT DIVING AT SEMINAR

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TWENTY-FIVE FISHERMEN LEARNED AT A SEMINAR TODAY ABOUT THE HAZARD OF DIVING AND THE MEANS OF PREVENTING IT.

THE HALF-DAY SEMINAR, HELD AT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S CHEUNG CHAU FISH DEPOT, WAS THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRST SEMINAR WAS HELD YESTERDAY FOR 22 FISHERMEN AT THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET AND 20 MORE FISHERMEN WILL ATTEND THE THIRD SEMINAR AT SHAU KEI WAN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET TOMORROW.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE TRAINING COURSE ON DIVING SAFETY WAS THE SECOND ORGANISED THIS YEAR WITH THE FIRST CONDUCTED IN JULY AT THE SHA TAU KOK WHOLESALE FISH MARKET.

IN VIEW OF THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DIVING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FISHERMEN, THE DEPARTMENT IS STRENGTHENING TRAINING ACTIVITIES FOR FISHERMEN ON PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED WHILE DIVING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PUBLICITY IS ALSO BEING STEPPED UP BY REGULAR TALKS ON DIVING SAFETY IN THE FISHERMEN HALF HOUR+, A WEEKLY RTHK RADIO PROGRAMME, HE ADDED.

TODAY'S SEMINAR INCLUDED A LECTURE BY AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH EXPERT FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AND A DISCUSSION SESSION. DESCRIPTIVE LEAFLETS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED.

OTHER SEMINARS FOR INTERESTED FISHERMEN GROUPS ARE BEING ARRANGED AS PART OF A REGULAR PROGRAMME OF TRAINING TO HELP FISHERMEN IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY.

CHURCH SERVICES TO MARK SCHOOL YEAR ***

TEACHERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 15), TO MARK THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

THE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL ON HONG KONG ISLAND, AND AT ST. TERESA'S CHURCH AND HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN KOWLOON.

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL ATTEND THE SERVICE AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL STARTING AT 11 AM, WHILE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SERVICES), MR S.K. LEUNG, WILL BE PRESENT AT THE SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AT 9 AM.

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