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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1992

BOOKMARK PROMOTING SUMMER JOB SAFETY

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SOME 10,000 COPIES OF A PLASTIC BOOKMARK CARRYING A MESSAGE ON WORK SAFETY FOR STUDENTS TAKING UP SUMMER JOBS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

THE BOOKMARK FEATURES A WINNING DESIGN SELECTED FROM 490 ENTRIES TO THE "BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION ON SAFETY AT WORK FOR STUDENTS"

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"AS STUDENTS GENERALLY LACK WORKING EXPERIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO INSTIL AN AWARENESS OF SAFETY AT WORK INTO THEIR MINDS THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES," CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR OF THE LABOUR DEPARTment, MR CHAN TAT-KING, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

MR CHAN NOTED THAT SEVEN STUDENT WORKERS WERE INVOLVED MINOR ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR, REPRESENTING A DROP OF 61 PER CENT FROM PERSONS IN 1990.

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OF THESE, THREE WERE INJURED BY MACHINERY AND THE OTHERS BY STEPPING ON OR STRIKING AGANIST OBJECTS, FALLING OBJECTS, MANUAL LIFTING OF WEIGHTS AND THE USE OF HAND TOOLS.

"THE DECREASE IN ACCIDENTS IS ENCOURAGING AND PUBLICITY EFFORTS WILL BE KEPT UP IN SAFETY AT WORK FOR STUDENTS BEFORE THE SUMMER VACATION STARTS, MR CHAN ADDED.

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A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION, ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE

LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF CAREERS MASTERS AND GUIDANCE MASTERS, WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY (MARCH 20).

THE CHAMPION OF THE SENIOR SECTION OF THE COMPETITION IS YIP PAN-WA OF ST CATHARINE'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, WHOSE DESIGN HAS BEEN REPRODUCED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STUDENTS.

THE FIRST RUNNER-UP IS LAU SHUI-HANG OF CMA CHOI CHEUNG KOK PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND THE SECOND IS CHENG YIN-MEI OF NING PO NO. 2 COLLEGE.

THE FIRST AND SECOND WINNERS IN THE JUNIOR SECTION ARE MA KWOK- LEUNG AND LEE PAK-KIN, BOTH OF RAIMONDI COLLEGE.

THIRD IS CHAN YU-FAI OF NING PO NO. 2 COLLEGE.

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/THE CHAIRMAN