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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992

"THIS INCLUDES SETTING UP A COMMITTEE, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE TOP MANAGEMENT, TO FORMULATE FUTURE WORK PLANS," HE SAID.

THE COMMITTEE SHOULD ASSESS THE SOURCES AND TYPES OF CHEMICAL WASTES,

THEIR HARMFULNESS AND POSSIBILITY OF RE-CYCLING, AND SHOULD DEVISE METHODS OF EFFECTIVE HANDLING, HE SAID.

"CAREFUL PLANNING AND SUPERVISION, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION ARE ALSO OF EQUIPMENT, PROVISION OF FINANCIAL, AND MANPOWER RESOURCES, ESSENTIAL, HE ADDED.

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THE SYMPOSIUM, ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORATE AND SPONSORED BY SHELL HONG KONG LIMITED, AIMED TO AROUSE BOTH THE MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS' ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING WORKERS' SAFETY AND HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY HANDLING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND THEIR WASTES SAFELY.

DIRECTOR

OF (CHEMICALS) IT WAS OFFICIATED BY THE

THE SHELL COMPANIES OF CHINA AND HONG KONG DR PEER BECKER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE ON SYMPOSIUM ON SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT MR KWAN KON-WAH, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL MEMBER MR CHEUNG LUN, AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MRS KATHERINE FOK.

AS

THE SYMPOSIUM ATTRACTED ABOUT 250 MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND USERS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

WELL AS MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK.

FOR

EXPERTS WERE ALSO INVITED TO TALK ON VARIOUS HANDLING CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL WASTES,

ASPECTS

OF

THEY INCLUDED MR HUI KEI-CHUNG, PRODUCT MANAGER (SOLVENTS) SHELL HONG KONG LIMITED, WHO TALKED ON HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES AND HANDLING OF CHEMICALS.

OP

SAFE

MEANWHILE, SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER (PROTECTION) OF THE SERVICES DEPARTMENT MR KWOK JING-KEUNG TALKED ON

HAZARDS DANGEROUS GOODS AND RELATED LEGISLATION.

FIRE

FIRE

OF

IN

ADDITION, A

SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OFFICER GAVE TIT-LOK

WASTE AND SPEECH ON SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICAL RELEVANT LEGAL OBLIGATIONS.

MR

LUI

THE

RECLAMATION FOR AIRPORT RAILWAY RESERVE AT TSING CHAU WAN

RECLAMATION WORKS

WITHIN

CHAU

WAN,

FOR

LANTAU THE AIRPORT

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO CARRY OUT AN AREA OF ABOUT TWO HECTARES OF SEA-BED OFF TSING

THE FORMATION OF A RESERVE TO PROVIDE LAND FOR

RAILWAY.

THE WORK WILL NOVEMBER 1995.

START EARLY NEXT

YEAR AND

BE

COMPLETED

IN

/THE EXTENT