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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1987

"IN THIS CONNECTION, EMPLOYERS' CO-OPERATION AND INVOLVEMENT

NO CAMPAIGN OR ARE MOST ESSENTIAL. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT

PROGRAMME HOWEVER WELL ORGANISED CAN TAKE OFF,"

MR YIP CALLED ON ALL EMPLOYERS TO DO THEIR BEST TO MAKE THEIR

APPRECIATE THE WORKERS UNDERSTAND AND

HAZARD CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE

REDUCE EITHER NOISE AND TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT TO LEVEL OF NOISE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT OR PROVIDE THE HEARING PROTECTION EQUIPMENT FOR WORKERS.

THE

APPROPRIATE

THE FTU, UNIVERSITY'S

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF MR CHENG YIU-TONG, AND THE HEAD OF THE CHINESE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE, PROFESSOR STUART DONNAN.

THE COST OF THE PROJECT, ESTIMATED AT $200,000,

THE FTU.

IS FUNDED BY

OUT BY DURING THE CAMPAIGN, AUDIOMETRIC TESTS WILL BE CARRIED

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH UNIT AMONG STAFF OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S WORKERS IN THE SIX NOISE-PRONED INDUSTRIES, NAMELY ELECTRONICS, SHIPBUILDING/SHIP

TEXTILES,

METAL

AND

REPAIRING, PLASTICS,

CONSTRUCTION.

SEVERE CASES OF

HEARING LOSS DISCOVERED IN THE FACTORY VISITS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PRINCE OF ASSESSMENT.

COURSE OF WALES HOSPITAL FOR

OF THE

LABOUR

BE THE

THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE

WILL DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING APPROPRIATE INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS FOR

ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS PROJECT, CONDUCTING NOISE SURVEYS AND GIVING TO FACTORY PROPRIETORS TO REDUCE THE NOISE LEVELS IN THEIR WORKPLACES.

AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN, FORWARDED TO THE RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS FOR REFERENCE.

A REPORT

AND

BE WILL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

COMPILED AND

TEACHERS DISCUSS ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION

* * * * *

BUT IT NEED NOT AND PRINCIPALS

PSYCHOTROPIC

COMPULSORY

ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS IS IMPORTANT,

MADE A

SUBJECT, SCHOOL NECESSARILY BE TEACHERS GENERALLY AGREED AT A SEMINAR TODAY (MONDAY) ON DRUG ABUSE.

EDUCATION COULD STUDIES AND ECONOMIC

BE

AND

IT

WAS SUGGESTED THAT ANTI-DRUG INCORPORATED INTO SUCH SUBJECTS AS SOCIAL

PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

/ALTERNATIVELY, IT