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SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1987

A NEW SERIES TO COMPLEMENT

DESCRIPTIVE MEMOIRS

NOW

OF 15 BEING

REPORTS ARE THE GASP GEOLOGICAL MAPS AND SIX ACCOMPANYING PRODUCED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL CONTROL OFFICE.

ISLAND AND KOWLOON AND THE

A FOR

FEW MONTHS AT THE

THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF HONG KONG

SALE BEEN ON HAVE ASSOCIATED MEMOIR GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE.

MAPS

GEOLOGICAL BASIC DETAILED CONTAIN "THE NEW GEOLOGICAL

WHEREAS INFORMATION OF THE KIND AVAILABLE IN ALL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES,

OF DEAL

ADDITIONAL LAND RESOURCE THE GASP REPORTS PROVIDE A GREAT

AND FOR THE PLANNING REGIONAL INFORMATION OF IMPORTANCE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,' DR BRAND SAID.

FOR

CALL TO REGISTER AS SAFETY OFFICERS

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I

1

THE

FOR

223 RECEIVED

APPLICATIONS THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL AND SAFETY SUPERVISORS) REGULATIONS

HAS DEPARTMENT LABOUR REGISTRATION AS SAFETY OFFICERS SINCE UNDERTAKINGS (SAFETY OFFICERS 1986 CAME INTO EFFECT IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

OF THE TOTAL, 107 APPLICATIONS REFUSED. THE REST ARE BEING PROCESSED.

THAT

WERE APPROVED AND FIVE WERE

TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED A SPOKESMAN OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

COMPULSORY THE

GOVERNING THE PROVISION BUILDING CONTRACTORS

IN THE SUPERVISORS SAFETY OFFICERS AND OF SAFETY EMPLOYMENT

IN DECEMBER THIS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO EFFECT

YEAR.

UNDER THE REGULATIONS, A PRINCIPAL

CONTRACTOROR A SPECIALIST REGISTERED SAFETY OFFICER CONTRACTOR IS

TO EMPLOY ONE REQUIRED

SITE OR FULL-TIME IF HE EMPLOYS 200 OR MORE PEOPLE ON A CONSTRUCTION

CONSTRUCTION SITE SITES, AND TO EMPLOY ONE SAFETY SUPERVISOR ON EACH ON WHICH HE EMPLOYS 20 OR MORE WORKERS.

A PROPRIETOR WHO FAILS TO EMPLOY A SAFETY OFFICER IS LIABLE A FINE OF $20,000.

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IF HE FAILS TO EMPLOY A SAFETY SUPERVISOR

REGULATIONS, OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE $10,000.

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IS

OR CONTRAVENES ANY OF LIABLE TO A FINE

THE SPOKESMAN