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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1986

HE SAID HE HOPED THAT THE AUTHORITIES WOULD ALSO CONDUCT A REVIEW IN THIS RESPECT.

ON THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, MR TAM SAID THE SETTING UP OF SUCH A COUNCIL SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE EMPLOYERS.

HE EMPHASISED THAT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY WAS BENEFICIAL NOT ONLY TO THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR BUT TO THE SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

IN ADDITION, THE INSURANCE SECTOR WOULD ALSO GAIN ATTRACTIVE PROFITS DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPULSORY LABOUR INSURANCE.

IF THE RATE OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WAS LOWERED, THEIR PROFIT WOULD CORRESPONDINGLY BE INCREASED, HE EXPLAINED.

+THEREFORE, THE INSURANCE SECTOR SHOULD INDEED LEND A HELPING HAND TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE OPERATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL,+ HE SAID.

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PARENTS URGED NOT TO SMUGGLE CHILDREN *****

THE GOVERNMENT IS MOST CONCERNED AT THE RESURGENCE OF THE DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL SMUGGLING OF CHILDREN FROM CHINA, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE APPEALED TO PARENTS NOT TO USE THIS ILLEGAL, DANGEROUS WAY TO GET THEIR CHILDREN TO HONG KONG.

+THERE IS A SAFE AND LEGAL ROUTE BY MEANS OF THE ONE-WAY PERMIT SYSTEM+, HE SAID WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI.

MR JE AFFRE SON SAID THE SECURITY FORCES ON THE BORDER WERE KEEPING A SHARP LOOKOUT TO DEAL WITH THE RESURGENCE.

+ANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN THEY CATCH WILL BE RETURNED TO CHINA,+ HE SAID.

+ANY SNAKEHEADS CAUGHT WILL BE PROSECUTED.+

CITING FIGURES, MR JE AFFRESON SAID THAT 60 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN HAD BEEN ARRESTED ON ENTRY IN THE FIRST 18 DAYS OF THIS MONTH.

THIS COMPARED WITH A TOTAL OF 70 IN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS! SEVEN IN MAY, FOUR IN JUNE, FOUR IN JULY, 20 IN AUGUST, 12 IN SEPTEMBER, AND 23 IN OCTOBER.

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