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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1991

"OFTEN THE DISREGARD FOR SAFETY MATTERS REVEALS A LACK OF AWARENESS OR UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL DANGERS OF THEIR WORK.

"AN UNSAFE

I

FACTOR, HE NOTED.

WORKING

ENVIRONMENT IS CLEARLY ANOTHER MAJOR

STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCERTED EFFORT, MR BLAKE SAID SITES MUST BE A SAFETY AND THE WELFARE OF WORKERS ON CONSTRUCTION MATTER OF CONCERN TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED.

"UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS ACTING IN CONSORT MUST BE A DESIRED MARRIAGE, FOR BETTER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY PROCEDURES UPON WORKERS, MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE RISKS, AND OF THE NEED TO USE APPROPRIATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SAFE WORKING METHODS.

"CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY HAS CONTRIBUTED

COMPANIES, GREATLY TO TRAINING, AS HAVE INDIVIDUAL

THERE IS A CONTINUING NEED FOR WORKERS TO ATTEND AVAILABLE COURSES," HE SAID.

BUT

UNION SUPPORT FOR SUCH TRAINING AND POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT THEIR MEMBERS, WITH THE BACKING OF EMPLOYERS, WOULD BE INVALUABLE.

TO

TODAY,"

"I LOOK FORWARD ΤΟ A FUTURE THAT HAS LESS CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS, SIGNALLING THE PRACTICAL EFFECTS OF OUR BEING HERE MR BLAKE ADDED.

HK TEAM TO ATTEND REGIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE

DELEGATION HONG KONG WILL SEND A

TO ATTEND THE 11TH ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO) BE HELD IN BANGKOK FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO DECEMBER 2 (MONDAY).

TO

LED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MR DARWIN CHEN, THE TEAM WILL COMPRISE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS MR HO SAI-CHU AND MR LEUNG FU-WAH, REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES RESPECTIVELY, AND SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER MRS TERESA LO.

THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON THE GROWTH AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT IN THE ASIAN REGION AND IMPROVEMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH.

SAFETY

CONFERENCE ASIAN-PACIFIC

HONG KONG HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE ILO TO ATTEND THE TOGETHER WITH ABOUT 38 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE REGION.

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