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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1988

SAFETY RECORD OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT CREDITABLE

*

{THURSDAY} CONTROLLED UNDER

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, TODAY

PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED THE SAFETY RECORD OF

THE EXISTING LAW IN HONG KONG AS "CREDITABLE".

HE SAID THE HIGH STANDARD COMPARED OTHER COUNTRIES AND HOPED THAT IT WOULD NOT WOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.

OF THE

FAVOURABLY

ONLY

WITH THOSE OF BE MAINTAINED

BUT

4TH

RESIDENTIAL

SEMINAR HAMMOND WAS

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIVISION, MR

ORDINANCE RECEIVERS AND PRESSURE BOILERS REVEALED THAT THE CURRENTLY BEING AMENDED,

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD BRING

AND INTO LINE WITH CURRENT ENGINEERING PRACTICES.

THESE

THE ORDINANCE UP-TO-DATE

AMENDMENTS, THE

SAFETY

"I AM SURE THAT AS A RESULT OF RECORD OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT IN HONG KONG WILL IMPROVE STILL FURTHER, HE SAID.

THE

WHICH THE

MR HAMMOND NOTED THAT THE FORMS OF CONTROL EXERCISED UNDER ORDINANCE WERE IN LINE WITH THE CONCEPT OF SELF-REGULATION LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS TRYING TO PROMOTE IN SEVERAL AREAS.

THE HE SAID

SERVICES

PROVIDED

BY

OF

EXAMINERS APPOINTED PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE

IN THE USE OF

AND IN

INDEPENDENT INSPECTION AUTHORITIES WERE ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW AND ENSURING SAFETY PRESSURE EQUIPMENT.

WITH THE

DESERVES,

HE

"I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS DISCHARGED

IT THAT CONSCIENTIOUSNESS EFFICIENCY, INTEGRITY AND ADDED.

ANOTHER SPEAKER AT THE SEMINAR WAS THE THE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT DIVISION, MR M.M. MIRZA.

PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR

OF

HE SAID THERE ARE A PRESENT 20,700 BOILERS AND 51,000

USE IN

FACTORIES SOME 36,000 RECEIVERS REGISTERED FOR PLACES IN HONG KONG.

PRESSURE

AND OTHER

DURING 1987, ONLY TWO ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN

ONE INJURY WERE

REPORTED.

"THIS RECORD COMPARES MOST FAVOURABLY WITH THE ACHIEVEMENTS ANY OTHER COUNTRY, MR MIRZA SAID.

IN

IN ORDER TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE CONTROL AND PROPER EXAMINATION

EXPERIENCED ENGINEERS BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS, ABOUT 50 THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AS EXAMINERS.

OF

FROM

/THEY ARE