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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1988

STATISTICS COMPILED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SHOWED THAT IN PREVIOUS YEARS, SUMMER JOB WORKERS WERE OFTEN INJURED IN THE COURSE OF OPERATING MACHINERY AND STEPPING ON OR STRIKING AGAINST OBJECTS.

OTHER INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY HOT OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES, HANDLING ITEMS WITHOUT MACHINERY, USE OF HAND TOOLS AND FALLING OBJECTS.

PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHERE APPROPRIATE.

MR YIP STRESSED THAT SUMMER JOB SEEKERS SHOULD FIRST ASSESS THEIR OWN ABILITIES, AND THEN CONSIDER WHAT KIND OF JOB WOULD SUIT THEM.

"THOSE LOOKING FOR A SUMMER JOB OR THEIR FIRST JOB SHOULD TAKE SOMETHING THAT IS SIMPLE AND EASY IN NATURE, HE SAID.

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"JOBS THAT INVOLVE POWER-DRIVEN MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL

EQUIPMENT OR HEAVY MANUAL LABOUR, SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED."

IN PARTICULAR, HE STRESSED, STUDENTS MUST STAY AWAY FROM RISKY JOBS WHICH INCLUDE:

* WORKING AT HEIGHT

* USE OF CHEMICALS

* OPERATION OF HEAVY MACHINERY

* FIRE-RELATED PROCESSES

MR YIP ALSO CALLED ON EMPLOYERS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE IN THEIR EMPLOY WERE CLOSELY AND PROPERLY SUPERVISED AND NOT GIVEN JOBS WHICH WERE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO ITALY EXTENDED

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SPEEDPOST SERVICE TO ITALY, WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE TO 23 CITIES, WILL BE EXTENDED TO FIVE MORE CITIES ANCONA, FORLI, LEGNANO, PESCARA AND ROZZANO FROM MAY 16, THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE 28 CITIES IN ITALY TO WHICH THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE WILL THEN

BE AVAILABLE ARE: ANCONA, AREZZO, BARI, BOLOGNA, CAGLIARI, CARPI, CATANIA, FLORENCE, FORLI, GENOA, LEGNANO, LIVORNO, MILAN, MODENA, MONZA, NAPLES, PALERMO, PARMA, PESCARA, PIACENZA, PISA, PRATO, EMILIA, ROME, ROZZANO, TURIN, VENICE, AND VERONA.

REGGIO

"THE SPEEDPOST