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SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1988

BETTER FACILITIES FOR CHEUNG SHIA BEACH

IMPROVED BEACH FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED AT CHEUNG SHA ON

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME LANTAU UNDER A RECREATIONAL

DESIGNED BY THE

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE PROGRAMME WILL INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SINGLE-STOREY BEACH BUILDINGS AND LIFE GUARD LOOKOUT

UPPER AT

AND LOWER CHEUNG SHA BEACHES.

POSTS

THE BEACH BUILDINGS WILL ACCOMMODATE CHANGING, SHOWER AND TOILET FACILITIES, LIGHT REFRESHMENT K LOSKS, A FIRST AID ROOM, STOREROOMS, AND OFFICE ACCOMMODATION WITH BASIC FACILITIES FOR STAFF.

TENDERS FOR THE CONTRACT WORKS ARE NOW BEING INVITED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEADLINE FOR THEIR SUBMISSION IS NOON ON JULY 29.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED то START IN COMPLETED BY DECEMBER NEXT YEAR.

SEPTEMBER AND

BE

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY COURSES FOR WORKERS

THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE OF THE LABOUR IS TO ORGANISE ABOUT 170 SAFETY COURSES FOR WORKERS, SAFETY OFFICERS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR.

DEPARTMENT

SUPERVISORS AND

THE CENTRE PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF BASIC AND ADVANCED SAFETY TRAINING COURSES TO WORKERS TO ENHANCE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

THESE COURSES, LASTING FROM HALF A DAY TO FIVE DAYS, ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THE CENTRE HAD ORGANISED 160 SUCH COURSES WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 10,000 PARTICIPANTS.

COURSES WHICH ARE NOW OPEN TO APPLICATIONS INCLUDE BASIC INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION; SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES; SAFE USE OF ABRASIVE WHEELS; POWER PRESS AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY: WORK IN CONFINED SPACE; MANUAL LIFTING AND HANDLING; ELECTRICAL, SLINGING AND MACHINERY SAFETY.

AND

/SPECIALIST TRAINING ............