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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1988

RADIO SERIES TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR SHOWED A DECREASE OF ABOUT 14 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR

LABOUR, MR MAK SAI-YIU, SAID LAUNCHING A 40-EPISODE

THIS TODAY (THURSDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE RADIO SERIES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

MARCH, 6,654 INDUSTRIAL

MR MAK SAID THAT BETWEEN JANUARY AND ACCIDENTS WERE RECORDED IN ALL INDUSTRIES COMPARED WITH 7,783 ACCIDENTS FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES ALSO DECLINED ̧· FROM 19 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1987 TO 11 FOR THE CORRESPONDING THREE-MONTH PERIOD THIS YEAR.

"INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCIDENTS REPORTED WERE OF A MINOR NATURE CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF EITHER EMPLOYERS OR EMPLOYEES, MR MAK SAID.

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"THIS CLEARLY INDICATES

THAT EFFORTS MUST BE SUSTAINED TO IMPROVE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY STANDARDS AND SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG ALL CONCERNED AT THE WORK PLACE."

MR MAK SAID THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, APART FROM CARRYING OUT FACTORY INSPECTIONS, ALSO PLACED GREAT EMPHASIS ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PROMOTION,

FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMERCIAL RADIO, IS ORGANISING SERIES FEATURING SAFETY HINTS IN INDUSTRY.

A 40-EPISODE

RADIO

THE SERIES WHICH LAUNCHES THIS YEAR'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN, WILL BE AIRED ON COMMERCIAL RADIO ONE AT 2.30 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, STARTING NEXT MONDAY (JUNE 20).

IT WILL FEATURE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR SUMMER JOB WORKERS, HANDLING AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND LABELLING OF DANGEROUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE TODAY WAS THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL RADIO ONE, MISS KITTY IP.

SHE SAID A NUMBER OF POPULAR SINGERS WOULD BE TAKING PART IN THE PROGRAMME.

THEY INCLUDE ALEX TO TAK-WAI, ANDY HUI CHI-ON, BENNETT PANG KIN-SUM, ANN BRIDGEWATER, K.K. CHEUNG, HACKEN LEE AND MARIA CORDERO.

A QUIZ WITH PRIZES TOTALLING $20,000 WILL FOR THE AUDIENCE.

ALSO BE ORGANISED

THE PROGRAMME IS SPONSORED BY FRAGRANT RICE.

GOLDEN

ELEPHANT

THAI LESE

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