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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1989

INDUSTRY,

SECURITIES TURNING TO OTHER NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE

STOCK EXCHANGE то SIR PIERS SAID THE DECISION BY THE COUNCIL OF THE SUPPORT THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE CENTRAL CLEARING PROJECT WAS A ONE.

ENHANCE "NOT ONLY WILL THE NEW SYSTEM

IT WILL ALSO REDUCE RISKS BETWEEN MEMBERS.

SETTLEMENT

"THIS WILL ATTRACT MORE INVESTORS, BOTH LOCAL AND THE HONG KONG MARKET, THEREBY CONTRIBUTING FURTHER TO ITS HE SAID.

MAJOR

EFFICIENCY,

FOREIGN, TO LIQUIDITY,

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IN THE

BELIEVED SIR PIERS

THAT WITH THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, SECURITIES MARKET WOULD ASSUME AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE REGION AND FURTHER ENHANCE HONG KONG'S STATUS AS A FINANCIAL CENTRE.

BE AN ESSENTIAL PARTNER "YOUR ASSOCIATION WILL NO DOUBT

HE SAID, WORKING TOWARDS THE SUCCESS OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS,

IN

PUBLIC MORE AWARE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

THE PUBLIC HAS BECOME MORE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE SINCE THE FIRST OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION HELD LAST YEAR AND THIS 18 ENCOURAGING, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. MR TONY HAMMOND. SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: CONSTRUCTION AND QUARRYING INDUSTRIES" EXHIBITION AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN, MR HAMMOND SAID THE EVENT AIMED ΤΟ AROUSE THE INTEREST OF EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS IN THE VARIOUS HEALTH HAZARDS AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES FREQUENTLY FOUND IN THESE TRADES AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT COULD BE TAKEN.

A PROMINENT FEATURE OF THE EXHIBITION IS A VIDEO FILM ON SILICOSIS. WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION, WITH FUNDS FROM THE PNEUMOCONIOSIS COMPENSATION FUND BOARD.

"THROUGH AUDTO AND VISUAL DISPLAYS. THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE DRAWN TO THOSE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ASPECTS WHICH, IF NEGLECTED, ARE LIKELY TO BRING MUCH DISTRESS TO THE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND, SOMETIMES. EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. MR HAMMOND SAID.

HEALTH,

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE DIRECTOR OF DR S.H. LEE. THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL (OSHC), MR K.Y. TONGSON, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE OF OSHC, MR PETER NIE.

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