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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990

INSPECTOR'S REPORT ON CAAC ACCIDENT PUBLISHED

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THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACCIDENT TO THE CAAC TRIDENT COMPLETE AND THE AIRCRAFT AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS NOW

REPORT ON THE INSPECTOR'S

IS INTO THE ACCIDENT PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY).

HIS IN

INVESTIGATION

THAT THERE

WAS THE ACCIDENT REFERENCE IN HEAVY RAIN AS-

REPORT THE INSPECTOR CONCLUDES INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE THE PRECISE CAUSE OF AND CITES WINDSHEAR AND LOSS OF VISUAL PROBABLY CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS.

OF

DURING THE COURSE

THE INVESTIGATION THE INSPECTOR MADE

WHICH MAJORITY OF

HAVE SEVERAL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS THE

ALREADY. BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THIS IS NOTED IN A POSTSCRIPT TO THE REPORT,

ACCIDENTS

IS TO VIEW то

THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING DETERMINE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WITH A THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND THE AVOIDENCE OF ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE.

TO ANY

IT IS NOT THE PURPOSE TO ASCRIBE BLAME FOR AN ACCIDENT PERSON OR BODY AND THEREFORE THE REPORT DORS NOT ATTEMPT TO DO SO.

OF COPIES

THE REPORT ARE

AVAILABLE · AT

THE GOVERNMENT-

PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE,

CENTRAL, AT $111 EACH.

CATERING INDUSTRY TO COME UNDER SAFETY LAW

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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES то EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS TO BETTER PROTECT THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKERS.

UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1990 PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE CATERING TRADE WILL BE BROUGHT WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

THIS IS AIMED AT REDUCING WORK ACCIDENTS IN THE CATERING TRADE WHICH REGISTERED 14,800 ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR AND WHICH HAD THE HIGHEST ACCIDENT RATE IN THE NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, WITH 91 ACCIDENTS PER 1,000 WORKERS.

IN ADDITION, ACCIDENTS IN THE TRADE WERE SIMILAR IN NATURE ΤΟ THOSE IN INDUSTRY AND WERE MOSTLY CAUSED BY ELECTROCUTION, MACHINERY CUTS, BURNS, FALLS, CHEMICAL POISONING, FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS.

/THE EXTENSION