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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1987

NEW DISTRICT OFFICER FOR SHAM SHUI PO

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MR_GREGORY LEUNG WING-LUP, AT PRESENT THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR SYLVESTER TSE TAK-KAN AS SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER NEXT MONTH, A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR TSE WILL LEAVE HIS POST ON MARCH 23 AND AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR TSANG HING-KAY, WILL ACT AS DISTRICT OFFICER UNTIL MR LEUNG TAKES OVER THE POST ON APRIL 21.

MR LEUNG WILL BE SUCEEDED BY MR FRANKIE LUI KIN-FUN WHO IS CURRENTLY ATTENDING THE SENIOR STAFF COURSE. MR LUI'S LAST POSTING WAS WITH THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.

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INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AMBASSADORS ANNOUNCED

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THREE OFFICERS WORKING IN THE INDUSTRIAL OR RELATED FIELDS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AMBASSADORS UNDER AN AWARD SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE (ISHC).

THEY ARE MR FOX KAM-CHEONG, SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER OF THE HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO. LTD., MR MAN HOT-MING, ASSISTANT ENGINEER OF SHUI ON CONSTRACTORS LTD., AND MR LYON LING, SAFETY OFFICER OF THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG.

THE THREE WERE SELECTED BY A PANEL OF JUDGES COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM ISHC, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND THE

LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDGING PANEL, MR ROBERT LAI, RECALLED THAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME CHOOSING THE MOST SUITABLE PERSONS.

+THE THREE AMBASSADORS WERE SHORT-LISTED FROM SOME 30 FINALISTS AND WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, ADHERENCE TO THEIR SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND CONTRIBUTION TO INDUSTRIAL SAFETY DURING THEIR EMPLOYMENT OR CAREERS.

MR LAI NOTED THAT IN THEIR SUBMISSIONS, MR FOK HAD PUT FORWARD A DESIGN TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF WATER PUMPS MR MAN HAD MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON WORK SAFETY AT HEIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND MR LING HAD SUBMITTED A PACKAGE OF PROPOSALS ON SAFETY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY.

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