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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1991

COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR TO ATTEND CONFERENCE IN PEKING

WILL ATTEND THE PEKING FROM

THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, 12TH CONFERENCE OF ASIAN AND PACIFIC LABOUR MINISTERS IN APRIL 23 TO 26.

THE CONFERENCE IS HOSTED BY PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR OF

THE

MRS

HO,

WILL

THE HONG KONG TEAM, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES SENIOR ANGELA

CONFERENCE ATTEND THE

LABOUR OFFICER

IN

THE CAPACITY

OF

OBSERVERS.

THE CONFERENCE WILL DISCUSS

THE

AND

IN

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

OF QUESTION

AREAS, URBAN

NON-FARM

TRAINING, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT IN RURAL AREAS, AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

LABOUR ORGANISATION'S ROLE IN THE REGION AS COUNTRIES

ASIA AND THE

INTERNATIONAL IT WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION ACTIVITIES AND THEIR WELL AS PACIFIC.

TECHNICAL

CO-OPERATION

AMONG

IN

DANGEROUS OPENINGS ON SITES MUST BE GUARDED

BUILDING CONTRACTORS MUST ENSURE THAT

SUITABLE

GUARDRAILS

OR SITES

PROPER COVERINGS ARE INSTALLED AT ALL DANGEROUS PLACES IN THEIR TO PREVENT THE FALL OF PERSONS.

WHICH A BUILDING THE REMINDER FOLLOWS A RECENT COURT CASE IN

FAILING TO TAKE WAN CONTRACTOR, SUNG FOO KEE LTD, WAS FINED $50,000 FOR ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST THE FALL OF PERSONS ON A WORK SITE IN CHAI.

DURING A VISIT TO THE

CONTRACTOR'S

FOUND THAT NINE LIFTSHAFT OPENINGS OF A GUARDED.

SITE, BUILDING

FACTORY WERE NOT

INSPECTORS PROPERLY

"UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION

REGULATIONS,

OPENING, EDGE OR OTHER DANGEROUS PLACES FROM WHICH A PERSON IS TO FALL MUST BE PROVIDED WITH SUITABLE GUARDRAILS OR FIXED COVERINGS,'

TSANG KIN-WOO, OFFICER (PROSECUTIONS), THE SENIOR LABOUR

MR

SITES (SAFETY)

EVERY LIABLE

中華

SAID

TODAY (TUESDAY).

**

'ANYONE BREACHING THESE SAFETY PROVISIONS WILL BE LIABLE

IMPRISONMENT," MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $50,000 IN FINE AND 12 TSANG ADDED.

то A

MONTHS'

MR

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