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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1989

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ASKED ABOUT THE REPORT BY THE U.S.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE U.S. DOLLAR WAS (GAO) IN WHICH THE HONG KONG DOLLAR'S LINK WITH THE

IT QUIPE CLEAR THAT MENTIONED, HE SAID IN FACT THE GAO REPORT MADE HONG KONG'S POSITION COULD BE DISTINGUISHED FROM TAIWAN AND KOREA.

TERMS OF THE HE POINTED OUT.

"IT SAID THAT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON IN BALANCE OF TRADE FOR HONG KONG TO MOVE AT ALL,

CHAIRMAN OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

EARLIER, MR JACOBS HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE FUTURES EXCHANGE, MR EOGHAN MCMILLAN AND ALSO TOURED THE OFFICES AND THE TRADING FLOOR,

THE HE

CONCERTED EFFORT NEEDED TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

TAKE

AND EMPLOYEES

PREVENTION

SAFETY

OF AND

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS

ACTIVE AN

ROLE IN THE SHOULD CO-OPERATE AND

OF THE OCCUPATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS. THE CHAIRMAN HEALTH COUNCIL, MR HO SAI-CHU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

CEREMONY FOR 1988-89. MR

RESULTED IN

THE HO SAID THE ONE OUT OF

ADDRESSING THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SAFETY AWARD SCHEME RISING TREND IN CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS HAD EVERY THREE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS BEING INJURED.

IN THE

1987.

HAPPENED LAST YEAR. 27.125 ACCIDENTS INDUSTRY AND 58 WORKERS WERE KILLED. COMPARED WITH OF ACCIDENTS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 14 PER CENT.

CONSTRUCTION

THROUGH DEATH AND "APART FROM THE HUMAN SUFFERING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS ALSO RESULTED IN TREMENDOUS ECONOMIC AS DAMAGE TO PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, DELAY IN PRODUCTION, AND COMPENSATION COSTS," MR HO STRESSED.

EVERY STEP MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND THE STANDARDS OF SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK,

THE NUMBER

INJURIES.

LOSS, SUCH

EMPLOYEES'

TO IMPROVE

SCHEME. MR MA THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE AWARD

THE SCHEME WAS CHING-KO, SAID IT WAS WITH THIS PRIME OBJECTIVE THAT

WORKPLACE THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANISED TO PROMOTE SAFE PRACTICE IN THE CONTESTS AMONG WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,

YEAR.

FIFTH WORKERS,

HE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THE EVENT, ORGANISED FOR THE

ENTHUSIASTIC RECEIVED

RESPONSE

CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.

FROM

CONSTRUCTION

SAFETY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.

THE SCHEME WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE

THE LABOUR SUB-COMMITTEE OF

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND THE ADVISORY BOARD

/IT COMPRISED