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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1990

BELT-TIGHTENING ON

COMMITTEES

*IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR WHICH SEES THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE ALLOCATION FOR THE 13 AREA IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $130,000 TO $180,000. THIS REPRESENTS A 30 PER CENT RISE, INDICATING THE GOVERNMENT'S APPRECIATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AREA COMMITTEES," MR LAN NOTED.

HIGH

YEAR BY

THE SEMINAR IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES TO BE HELD THIS DISTRICT OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREA, FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF A SIMILAR

MEMBERS FROM THE 90 THE 1,800 HELD SERIES

YEAR LAST COMMITTEES IN THE TERRITORY.

FOR

AREA

0

STUDENTS URGED TO HEED SAFETY IN SUMMER JOBS

STUDENTS PLANNING TO TAKE UP SUMMER JOBS ARE URGED INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND TO BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL WORK HAZARDS.

TO

HEED

THE CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, MR YIP YUK-LUN, GAVE THIS ADVICE AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF A PUBLICITY PROGRAMME ON SUMMER JOB SAFETY FOR STUDENTS.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CONFERENCE WAS A SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER OF THE CAREERS EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR LEUNG HO-WING.

"AS STUDENTS GENERALLY LACK INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AND WORKING EXPERIENCE, THEY SHOULD CHOOSE EASY AND SIMPLE JOBS, MR YIP SAID.

HE ADVISED STUDENTS TO AVOID DOING CERTAIN TYPES OF DANGEROUS JOBS SUCH AS:

THOSE REQUIRING THE OPERATION OF HEAVY MACHINERY, POWER-DRIVEN MACHINERY, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND VIGOROUS MANUAL WORK;

THOSE INVOLVING THE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS, TOXIC SUBSTANCES OR FIRE-RELATED PROCESSES;

THOSE AT CONSTRUCTION SITES; AND

* THOSE INVOLVING WORKING AT A HEIGHT.

ACCORDING TO STATISTICS COMPILED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, 29 STUDENTS WERE INJURED IN SUMMER JOBS LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 35 IN 1988 AND 41 IN 1987.

MOST OF THE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THE USE OF MACHINERY (18 CASES IN 1989, 21 IN 1988 AND 25 IN 1987), WHILE OTHERS INVOLVED MAINLY STEPPING ON OR STRIKING AGAINST OBJECTS, HANDLING OF HOT OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES AND USE OF HAND TOOLS.

/MR YIP