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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989

MR CHAU SAID IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAD INCLUDED THE SUBJECT OF HOME SAFETY IN ITS BOOKLETS ON GOOD PARENTING.

THESE BOOKLETS, OF WHICH OVER ONE MILLION HAD BEEN DISTRIBUTED, REMINDED PARENTS NOT TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN UNATTENDED AND URGED THEM TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THEIR CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING.

THE BOOKLETS ALSO REMINDED PARENTS ΤΟ BE ALERT TO SUDDEN CHANGES IN THEIR CHILDREN'S HABITS, HEALTH AND BEHAVIOUR.

THE INFORMATION BOOKLETS WERE SUPPLEMENTED BY A WIDE RANGE OF FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND CAMPAIGNS CONDUCTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES.

IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT PROVIDED GENERAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO PARENTS AND ADVICE ON HOW THEY SHOULD CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

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AS REGARDS THE PREVENTION OF POISONING, MR CHAU SAID WARNINGS SUCH AS "KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN' WERE PRINTED ON ALL MEDICINE LABELS ISSUED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

CERTAIN MEDICINES WERE ALSO REQUIRED TO CARRY A LABEL MARKED "POISON" UNDER THE PHARMACY AND POISONS ORDINANCE.

MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT AS YOUNG PEOPLE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT

OF THEIR TIME IN SCHOOL, THE HONG KONG EDUCATION REGULATIONS 1971 REQUIRED SUPERVISORS AND HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND KINDERGARTENS TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION TO ENSURE PUPILS' SAFETY.

THESE REGULATIONS SPECIFICALLY COVERED SCHOOL PREMISES STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS, ROOF PLAYGROUNDS, SCHOOL WORKSHOPS SCIENCE LABORATORIES, FIRE PRECAUTIONS, AND HEALTH AND SANITATION, SAID.

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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ISSUED CIRCULARS, GUIDELINES AND SPECIAL BOOKLETS то TEACHERS TO ENSURE THAT THE REGULATIONS OBSERVED.

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SIMILAR REGULATIONS WERE CONTAINED IN THE CHILD CARE CENTRE ORDINANCE, AND A CODE OF PRACTICE ON CHILD CARE CENTRES WAS ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO OPERATORS OF THESE CENTRES.

MR CHAU NOTED THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE AND THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL WERE SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING YOUNG PEOPLE.

HE SAID SAFETY TRAINING WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMES REGARDING YOUNG PEOPLE AT WORK, AND OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PAID REGULAR VISITS TO SCHOOLS TO TALK TO SENIOR STUDENTS ABOUT SAFETY AT WORK.

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