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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1991

INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF $2.1M MARINE DEPT LAUNCH

C.C. SZE. TODAY

(MONDAY)

THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR MICHAEL OFFICIATED AT THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF THE $2.1 MILLION MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH NUMBER 20 (MD 20) AT JOSS HOUSE BAY.

MR SZE AND THE CREW OF THE NEW LAUNCH PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SEA GODDESS "TIN HAU" DURING THE CEREMONY.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE (PORT SERVICES), MR NG SHBUNG-YING, SAID: "THE NEW MD 20 IS ONE OF THREE LAUNCHES TO PROVIDE ROUND-THE-CLOCK SERVICE IN THE HARBOUR FOR PATROL DUTIES SO AS TO ENHANCE MARINE SAFETY.

"TOGETHER WITH A SISTER LAUNCH MD 21 AND THE EXISTING MD 45. THE NEW LAUNCH WILL WATCH SHIPPING ACTIVITIES IN THE PORT OF HONG KONG INCLUDING INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME CONVENTIONS ARE COMPLIED WITH."

WITH A LENGTH OF 13.5 METRES, A DEPTH OF 1.3 METRES AND A GLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC HULL, MD 20 WILL BE USED ΤΟ AUGMENT THE HARBOUR SERVICES PATROL. SHE IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADAR SYSTEM AND TWIN DIESEL ENGINES AND IS CAPABLE OF 16 KNOTS.

MONTH.

THE SISTER LAUNCH MD 21 IS SCHEDULED ΤΟ BE DELIVERED NEXT

TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR ALLAN PYRKE.

SEMINAR ON SAFETY FOR CATERING WORKERS

* * * * *

(FID) OF

SEMINARS

THE LABOUR

THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF WORK SAFETY AND HEALTH AMONG CATERING WORKERS.

SOME 300 STAFF MEMBERS OF MAXIM'S CATERERS LIMITED CATERING SAFETY SEMINAR JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE FID AND THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

TO PROMOTE

ATTENDED A

THE COMPANY

THE

DIVISIONAL FACTORY INSPECTOR LEUNG CHUN-HO TOLD PARTICIPANTS THAT WHEN THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1990 CAME INTO EFFECT IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR, ALL RESTAURANTS AND EATING ESTABLISHMENTS WOULD BE BROUGHT UNDER THE DEFINITION OF AN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING WITHIN THE CONTEXT INDUSTRIAL SAFETY.

OF

/INSPECTOR LEUNG