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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1985

INVESTIGATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT SHOWED THAT 440 OF THE 725 REPORTED ACCIDENTS, OR ABOUT 60 PER CENT, HAD BEEN DUE TO PERSONAL NEGLIGENCE.

+MANY OF THESE ACCIDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE HAD PAID MORE ATTENTION TO SAFETY AT WORK, + HE SAID.

FOR THIS REASON, THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE HAD RECENTLY PREPARED A CODE OF PRACTICE ON WORK SAFETY FOR THE TRADE.

HE HOPED THAT THROUGH PUBLICATION OF SAFETY BOOKLETS AND ORGANISATION OF SAFETY SEMINARS AND TALKS, MORE PEOPLE - BOTH EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS WOULD BECOME AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AT WORK.

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CROSS-BORDER LINK IMPROVEMENTS TO BE DISCUSSED

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PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC LINK AT MAN KAM TO WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 31).

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TAI PO AND FANLING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WILL ALSO BRIEF MEMBERS ON A TOWN PARK TO BE BUILT NEXT TO FANLING WAI IN THE CENTRE OF THE NEW TOWN,

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AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS' VIEWS WILL BE SOUGHT ON THE TEMPORARY USE OF A 5 200 SQUARE METRE SITE, WHICH IS EARMARKED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MAGISTRACY BUILDING IN TWO YEARS' TIME.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS PROGRESS REPORTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD COMMITTEES AND REVIEW THE +MEET-THE-PUBLIC+ SCHEME.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 31) AT 9.30 AM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE, FANLING ROUNDABOUT, NEW TERRITORIES.

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