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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1990

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NEW LAW SOON ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

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FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, WHICH SPELLS OUT THE GENERAL DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ENSURING INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON DECEMBER 15, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY),

SPEAKING AT THE SYMPOSIUM ON "SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND EDUCATION", MR HAMMOND SAID THE NEW LAW WILL INTRODUCE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, CUSTODIAL SENTENCES FOR BLATANT OFFENDERS.

"THE MESSAGE IS LOUD AND CLEAR.

"WE WANT TO SEE ACTION SERIOUS ACTION ON THE PART OF BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE FIELD OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION," HE SAID.

MR HAMMOND POINTED OUT THAT THE HIGH ACCIDENT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WAS A MATTER OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.

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"CONSTRUCTION SITES CAN BE MADE SAFER PLACES TO WORK IN IF THERE IS BETTER HOUSE-KEEPING AND CLOSER OBSERVANCE OF SIMPLE, BASIC SAFETY RULES AND THIS CALLS FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SITES, HE SAID.

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NOTING THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AS A MAJOR COME WELL-MANAGED CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES HAD TAKEN TO IMPROVE SAFETY AT WORK SITES, MR HAMMOND CALLED ON TRADE TO FOLLOW SUIT AND INCORPORATE SAFETY MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT AND INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT VALUABLE

FIFTY-TWO WINNING SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM PROJECTS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS AND THEMES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO SIXTH-FORM LEVEL ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE HONG KONG TEACHERS' CENTRE IN NORTH POINT.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE 1989/90 SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM PROJECT EXHIBITION TODAY (SATURDAY), THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR JOHN WINFIELD, SAID THE EXHIBITION PROVIDED A VENUE FOR THE CROSS- FERTILISATION OF IDEAS ON SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROJECTS ON DISPLAY WERE VERY PRACTICAL AND SOME OF THEM WERE PARTICULARLY INNOVATIVE IN NATURE.

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