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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1990

IN ADDITION, HE

SAID, THE

POSITIVE

TERRITORY-WIDE

ROLE BY

NETWORK OF FAMILY INITIATING OUTREACHING SERVICE CENTRES ADOPTED A CONTACTS TO FAMILIES REPORTED TO BE IN NEED OF HELP.

CASE

SPECIAL CASES MIGHT ALSO BE HELPED BY THE DISTRICT SOCIAL

THE CITY AND TEAMS COMPRISING, AS APPROPRIATE, REPRESENTATIVES FROM

HOUSING NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.

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CONTROL SCHEME BEING DEVELOPED ON FOLDING TABLE PROBLEM

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THE ACTING LEGISLATIVE

THE GOVERNMENT IS DEVELOPING A CONTROL SCHEME TO DEAL WITH

BY FOLDING

THE TABLES, BEING TRAPPED PROBLEM OF CHILDREN

THE NENDICK, TOLD FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

DAVID

TOYS AND CHILDREN'S THE LEGISLATIVE A WRITTEN REPLY

THE SCHEME WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR UNDER A PRODUCT SAFETY BILL WHICH HE HOPED TO INTRODUCE INTO COUNCIL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, MR NENDICK SAID IN TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG.

FOLDING SCHEME,

TABLES INTENDED STANDARDS

"UNDER THE PROPOSED CONTROL FOR CHILDREN'S USE WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET SPECIFIC SAFETY

OR PUT ON LOCAL BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO BE IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG SALE," HE SAID.

TOTALLY WHICH

MR NENDICK SAID THAT ANY FOLDING TABLE NOT FOUND TO BE SAFE WOULD BE REMOVED FROM SALE BY MEANS OF A PROHIBITION ORDER THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY WOULD BE EMPOWERED TO ISSUE.

A SIMILAR CONTROL A GENERAL INTRODUCED

HE ADDED THAT FOR ALL OTHER FOLDING TABLES, SCHEME WAS ENVISAGED, AND THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR UNDER CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY BILL WHICH IT WAS HOPED WOULD BE INTO THE COUNCIL NEXT YEAR.

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