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SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1990

HONG KONG

BE

THE ONLY DOCUMENT REQUIRED IS THE DECLARANTS' IDENTITY CARDS OR EQUIVALENT IDENTITY DOCUMENTS. A DECLARATION MAY MADE IN ENGLISH OR CHINESE.

OF HIS/HER

PUBLIC

THE DECLARANT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONTENTS STATEMENT IN A SPECIFIED DECLARATION FORM AVAILABLE AT ALL ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES.

AFTER COMPLETION OF THE FORM, THE DECLARANT HAS ONLY ΤΟ IN FRONT OF A COMMISSIONER FOR OATHS.

SWEAR

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SEEK ADVICE OR OBTAIN FURTHER ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY APPROACH ANY OF THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES OR THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE SECTION AT CNTA HEADQUARTERS THE 29TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN (TEL, NO. 835 1501).

INFORMATION

ON CHAI

RIGHT GLOVES FOR THE RIGHT JOBS

USING THE WRONG TYPE OF GLOVES IN A WORK EVEN MORE DISASTROUS RESULTS THAN NOT WEARING ANY GLOVES AT ALL.

IN PARTICULAR, A LABOUR DEPARTMENT WORKERS SHOULD NOT WEAR ANY GLOVES SO AS TO INJURIES.

PROCESS MAY PRODUCE

OFFICER SAID, MACHINE AVOID SUSTAINING HAND

WORN AT WORK, ENTANGLED

"THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THAT GLOVES ESPECIALLY THE OVER-SIZED OR LOOSE-FITTING

ONES, WITH THE

MAY GET PARTS OF A MACHINE, THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR (OPERATIONS), MR CHAN TAT-KING, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

CHIEF FACTORY

MOVING

"

"IN FACT, A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS HAVE INVOLVING THE USE OF LOOSELY-KNITTED COTTON GLOVES COMMONLY

OCCURRED RECENTLY 'LABOURERS' GLOVES',

KNOWN MR CHAN NOTED.

"

"THE GLOVES WERE SEIZED EITHER BY THE MOVING PARTS TOOLS OF MACHINES OR BY REVOLVING WORKPIECES BEING MACHINES,

HE ADDED.

AS

OR WORKING ON THE

PROCESSED

AVAILABLE

MR CHAN EXPLAINED THAT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GLOVES ON THE MARKET WERE EACH DESIGNED FOR A PARTICULAR USE IN INDUSTRY.

CHEMICALS OF LEATHER GLOVES ARK "LABOURERS' GLOVES" EDGES OR SPINY

"PVC GLOVES, FOR INSTANCE, ARE USED FOR HANDLING THE MORE COMMON TYPE WHILE LONG-SLEEVED, THICK INTENDED FOR WELDERS," HE SAID, ADDING THAT ARE GOOD ONLY FOR HANDLING ARTICLES WITHOUT SHARP SURFACES SUCH AS PIPES, METAL BARS AND CARTONS.

THE

/"LABOURERS' GLOVES