SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1993
DURING OFFICE HOURS, THE NUMBERS ARE 576 3125 FOR HONG KONG ISLAND AND OUTLYING ISLANDS, AND 765 1633 FOR KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. AFTER OFFICE HOURS, ALL REPORTS SHOULD BE MADE ON TEL 333 3762.
MR UY POINTED OUT THAT LABELS WITH TELEPHONE NUMBERS HAD BEEN POSTED AT ENTRANCES TO SUBWAYS AND ON THE STAIRCASES OF FOOTBRIDGES. SERIAL NUMBERS HAD ALSO BEEN PAINTED ON THE FOOTBRIDGES AND SUBWAYS FOR IDENTIFICATION BY THE PUBLIC.
"CORRECT INFORMATION ON THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF FOOTBRIDGES AND SUBWAYS WOULD HELP MAINTENANCE STAFF то CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WITHOUT DELAY, HE ADDED.
HE FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT SOME FAULTY LIGHTS IN SUBWAYS WERE THE RESULT OF VANDALISM AND SERIOUS DAMAGE WOULD REQUIRE LONGER TIME FOR REPAIR OR MAY REQUIRE COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.
HE SAID TAMPERING WITH THE LIGHTS COULD LEAD TO ELECTROCUTION, APART FROM BEING ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR.
LIGHTING PROTECTIVE
THE EMSD WAS USING STRONGER MATERIALS FOR COVERS TO STRENGTHEN THE DURABILITY OF THE LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS AS A MEASURE AGAINST DELIBERATE TAMPERING, MR UY ADDED.
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RETRAINING COURSES BENEFICIAL TO WORKERS
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WORKERS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED IN
DECLINING INDUSTRIES COULD
MASTER NEW SKILLS THROUGH ATTENDING RETRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT BEFORE CHANGING THEIR JOBS.
TWO SUCCESSFUL CASES WERE FEMALE RETRAINEES, MISS NG WAI-FONG AND MISS FUNG NGOR.
BOTH IN THEIR MID-THIRTIES, THEY WERE AMONG THE FIRST BATCH OF WORKERS COMPLETING COURSES UNDER THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING SCHEME WHICH STARTED IN JUNE LAST YEAR.
ON COMPLETION OF A CLEANING SERVICE COURSE OF HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING LASTING FIVE WEEKS, MISS NG AND MISS FUNG WERE ABLE TO SECURE A JOB AS ROOM ATTENDANTS IN A HOTEL IN CENTRAL THROUGH SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
"WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT WE COULD SWITCH TO THIS JOB, MISS NG WAI-FONG SAID.
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"WE ARE NOT THAT OPTIMISTIC AT THE VERY BEGINNING BECAUSE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, MISS NG SAID.
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