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MONDAY, MAY 31, 1993

MR KAN NOTED THAT A DECREASING TREND WAS SHOWN IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

"THE DROP OF 18.6 PER CENT IN ACCIDENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN 1992 AS COMPARED WITH 1991 ALSO REVEALED THAT THE ACCIDENT NUMBER IS THE LOWEST IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS," HE SAID.

HOWEVER, IT REMAINS THE MOST DANGEROUS TRADE IN HONG KONG BECAUSE HALF OF THE 48 PERSONS KILLED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 1992 WERE RESULTED FROM FALLING FROM HEIGHT, HE ADDED.

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MANY OF THEM WERE RELATED TO UNSAFE OR NON-STANDARD SCAFFOLDS.

MR KAN SAID IN VIEW OF THIS, ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF WORK IN THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION THIS YEAR WAS TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF SCAFFOLDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.

HE POINTED OUT THAT DOUBLE ROW SCAFFOLDS WERE EXTENSIVELY IN CHINA.

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WE HOPE, THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND DISCUSSION, ROW SCAFFOLDS WILL BE ADOPTED IN HONG KONG TO PROVIDE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT ΤΟ WORKERS AND HELP IN MINIMISING ACCIDENTS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY," MR KAN SATD.

DOUBLE WORKING IN THE

THE SEMINAR, HELD IN THE VICTORIA BALLROOM OF THE VICTORIA HOTEL IN CENTRAL, WAS ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL.

EXPERTS FROM THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR OF THE GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA, GAVE TALKS ON THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF DOUBLE ROW SCAFFOLDS ΤΟ MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND SCAFFOLD FIELDS.

IN ADDITION, A FORUM WAS ORGANISED TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS SHARE EXPERIENCE WITH THE CHINESE EXPERTS.

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COMMITTEE ENDORSES CONTROL ON CHILD MINDING ACTIVITIES

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TODAY (MONDAY) ENDORSED A PROPOSED BILL TO ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE CHILD CARE CENTRES.

(SWAC) AT ITS CONTROL CHILD

MEETING

MINDING

MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE FOLLOWING AIMS OF THE PROPOSED CHILD CARE CENTRES (AMENDMENT) BI1.1.:

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* TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM ACTING AS A CHILD MINDER IF HE

HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF AN OFFENCE SPECIFIED IN A SCHEDULE HONG KONG OR ELSEWHERE;

TO PROHIBIT