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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1989

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE, A FACTORY INSPECTOR FOUND 20 WORKERS HAD NOT WORN ANY SAFETY HELMETS, THE SITE FOREMAN WHO ACCOMPANIED THE INSPECTOR ON THE VISIT ALSO FAILED TO ASK THE WORKERS ΤΟ PUT ON THEIR HELMETS IMMEDIATELY.

THE CONTRACTOR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROSECUTED UNDER CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS WHICH REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR PROVIDE SUITABLE PROTECTIVE HELMETS TO EVERY WORKMAN EMPLOYED AND TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO ENSURE WEARING OF SUCH HELMETS BY WORKERS.

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LAST YEAR, 164 SUMMONSES WERE TAKEN OUT AGAINST CONTRACTORS UNDER THE REGULATIONS RESULTING IN TOTAL FINES OF MORE THAN $600,000.

ANYONE WHO CONTRAVENES THE REGULATIONS IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $30,000, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE IN WESTERN

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST BETWEEN CENTRE STREET AND WILMER STREET WILL BE CLOSED DAILY FROM 11 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY} то AUGUST 20 FOR CONSTRUCTING THE EASTERN STREET FOOTBRIDGE.

MOREOVER, EASTERN STREET BETWEEN CONNAUGHT ROAD VOEUX ROAD WEST WILL BE CONVERTED TO BECOME A CUL-DE-SAC FROM DES VOEUX ROAD WEST.

WEST AND DES WITH ACCESS

THE SOUTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST BETWEEN CHIU KWONG STREET AND CENTRE STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND WHILE THE NORTHERN CARRIAGEWAY OF CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST BETWEEN CHIU KWONG STREET AND WESTERN PARK ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ΤΟ TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.

VEHICLES ON WESTERN STREET AND CENTRE ALLOWED TO TURN RIGHT ONTO CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST.

STREET WILL NOT BE

MOTORISTS ON HILL ROAD FLYOVER HEADING FOR SHEUNG WAN ARE ADVISED TO PROCEED VIA CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, CHIU KWONG STREET. DES VOEUX ROAD WEST AND WILMER STREET TO REJOIN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST.

MOTORISTS FROM KENNEDY TOWN TO SHEUNG WAN ARE ADVISED TO PROCEED VIA EITHER DES VOEUX ROAD WEST OR CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, CHIU KWONG STREET. DES VOEUX ROAD WEST AND WILMER STREET TO REJOIN CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST.

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