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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1993

ENVIRONMENT GUIDE FOR MANUFACTURERS

CONTROL

LEGISLATION AFFECTING

THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) PUBLISHED A BOOK ENTITLED "A GUIDE ΤΟ POLLUTION MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 1993".

SAID:

"WITH THE

KONG, THERE IS A LOCAL MANUFACTURERS ON

PROGRESS OF NEED FOR AN

ENVIRONMENTAL

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT

IN HONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UP-TO-DATE REFERENCE BOOK FOR LEGISLATION.

"THE GUIDE PROVIDES A LEGISLATION AND INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES WHICH INDUSTRIES.

MAY

SUMMARY OF MAJOR LOCAL

REFERENCE TO MAJOR

AFFRT HONG KONG'S

ENVIRONMENTAL

INTERNATIONAL

MANUFACTURING

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IT ALSO ADVISES MANUFACTURERS WHERE THEY CAN OBTAIN TECHNICAL ADVICE ON COMPLYING WITH THE LEGISLATION.

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POINT THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE BOOK WAS A HANDY

FIRST OF REFERENCE FOR MANUFACTURERS WISHING ΤΟ FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS.

"IT CONTAINS MANY USEFUL ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR MORE DETAILED ENQUIRIES," HE SAID.

THE GUIDE WAS FIRST PUBLISHED LAST YEAR AND WAS WELL RECEIVED BY MANUFACTURERS. THIS YEAR IT IS BEING GIVEN A

CIRCULATION

SENT WITH COPIES BEING MANUFACTURERS IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION.

WIDER

TO THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES MOST

INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATIONS AND LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY

SEMINAR TO INTRODUCE WORK-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICE

* * *

WILL

ABOUT 120 EMPLOYERS IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ATTEND A SEMINAR THIS THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 25) ON WORK-BASED CHILD CARE SERVICE, AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED CHILD CARE FACILITY FOR STAFF.

ORGANISED BY THE SOCLAI WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE SEMINAR IS AIMED AT PROMOTING EMPLOYERS' UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SETTING UP OF EMPLOYER-SPONSORED CHILD CARE CENTRES.

"OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE SUGGESTED THAT EMPLOYER-SPONSORED CHILD CARE CENTRES HAD MADE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION IN IMPROVING STAFF MORALE AND IN BOOSTING THE IMAGE OF THE COMPANY, IN ADDITION TO REDUCING STAFF TURNOVER AND ATTRACTING MORF NEW RECRUITS, A SPOKESMAN DEPARTMENT SAID.

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AT THE SEMINAR, A DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL TRAINING AND CENTRE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION FOR ASIA FROM DR KHOO KIM CHOO, WILL SPEAK ON HER EXPERIENCE.

FOR THE

RESOURCE SINGAPORE,

/REPRESENTATIVES FROM