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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1993

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THE SAFETY THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD STRENGTHEN

OF THE MEASURES AND THE MAINTENANCE

PLANT, AND WOULD REDUCE THE THAN HALF CHLORINE STORAGE TO LESS

OF THE CHLORINE ROOM STORAGE CAPACITY BEFORE INSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETED.

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SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO ENGAGED A HAZARD ASSESSMENT

TREATMENT OF SEVEN OTHER

INSTALLATION OF CHLORINE ABSORPTION TOWERS IN WORKS IS IN PROGRESS FOR COMPLETION BY THE END OF OTHER SAFETY MEASURES HAD BEEN STRENGTHENED.

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SRC MEETS RTHK REPRESENTATIVES OVER CORPORATISATION

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES 30, TODAY (THURSDAY) MET FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RTHK PROGRAMME STAFF UNION TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE ISSUE OF CORPORATISATION OF THE STATION,

THE TALKS WERE CONDUCTED IN A FRIENDLY, FRANK AND CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER AND THERE WAS A USEFUL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS, MR SO SAID.

AT THE MEETING, MR SO EXPLAINED TO THE RTHK REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION DID COMPLICATE THE ISSUE AND NOW WAS NOT THE MOST OPPORTUNE TIME TO TAKE THE ISSUE FURTHER.

HOWEVER, HE STRESSED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVED THAT CORPORATISATION WAS STILL THE BEST OPTION FOR RTHK.

MR SO CONFIRMED THAT THE MATTER WAS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION, BUT THE ADMINISTRATION WAS NOT YET IN A POSITION TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION,

DURING THE MEETING, MR SO ALSO NOTED THE CONCERN OF THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT RTHK HAD NOT BEEN RECRUITING DEPARTMENTAL STAFF FOR THE PAST YEAR IN ANTICIPATION OF CORPORATISATION.

IN THIS RESPECT, MR SO SAID A REVIEW ON THIS ISSUE WOULD BE CARRIED OUT AND HE WAS ALSO PREPARED TO CONSIDER CONVERTING SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTAL CONTRACT STAFF INTO DEPARTMENTAL GRADE CALENDAR YEAR.

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