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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1992

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"IT HAS BEEN RECOGNISED BY MANY SAFETY MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN EVALUATING AN UNDERTAKING'S SAFETY POLICIES AND IDENTIFYING NEEDS FOR PROCEDURES, SHE ADDED.

SAFER

ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE OSHC AND THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE OSH WEEK

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WAS OFFICIATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHEUNG KONG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, MR 1. I KA-SHING; OSHC CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG; AND CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR KWAN KON-WAH AND MR TSANG RUN.

THAT

PROFESSOR LEUNG IN HIS OPENING SPEECH, POINTED OUT TRIPARTITE CO-OPERATION WAS ESSENTIAL IN THE PREVENTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WHICH WAS OF INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN MODERN SOCIETY.

HE NOTED THAT THE OSHC HAD BEEN WORKING HARD TO PROMOTE AND CO- ORDINATE TRIPARTITE EFFORTS AND CONVEY THE IMPORTANT MESSAGES OF WORK SAFETY SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1988.

"WE

BELIEVE THAT WITH THIS MESSAGE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH DEEP ROOTED, WE WILL EVENTUALLY BRING ABOUT A NEW WORKING GENERATION WHICH INCLUDE BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO TREAT SAFETY AS A NECESSITY AND A STYLE OF THEIR WORK PROFESSOR LEUNG SAID.

**THIS CHANGE

IN WORKING ATTITUDE WILL HELP то ENSURE ALL TAKEN TO MINIMISE ACCIDENT RATE AND TO PROMOTE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, HE ADDED.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

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PROFESSOR LEUNG THANKED MR LI KA-SHING FOR HIS SUPPORT IN THIS YEAR'S OSH WEEK.

HE BELIEVED THAT AS A MAJOR DEVELOPER AND EMPLOYER IN HONG KONG, MR LI'S PATRONAGE WOULD DEFINITELY STIMULATE STRONGER CONCERN OVER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AMONG MEMBERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL

AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS.

WHICH WAS HONG KONG THAN 480

THE SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND HEALTH AUDITING SYSTEM, HELD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, ATTRACTED MORE PARTICIPANTS, MOSTLY MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT

WORK.

OVERSEAS EXPERTS, INCLUDING MR FRANK LINDSAY, DIRECTOR OF THE UK ACCIDENT PREVENTION ADVISORY UNIT, HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE; AND MR GOH CHYE-GUAN, A SAFETY AUDITOR IN SINGAPORE, GAVE TALKS ON THEIR EXPERIENCE IN MODERN TECHNIQUE TO ACHIEVE A SAFER AND HEALTHIER WORK ENVIRONMENT.

COMMERCIAL AND

DURING THE OSH WERK, THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY WHICH ARE SPONSORED BY THE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDE FLOAT PARADES IN TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN, AND A SPORTS MEET AT THE HAMMER HILL STADIUM TO EMPHASISE CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.

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