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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1993

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SPECIAL TEAM TO INVESTIGATE HOIST ACCIDENT

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS SET UP A SPECIAL TEAM INSPECTORS TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL NORTH POINT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE SCENE THIS EVENING, THE ACTING CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG, SAID THAT THE TEAM WILL LOOK INTO VARIOUS ASPECTS CONCERNING THE OPERATION AND USE OF THE PASSENGER HOIST.

HE SAID THAT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN FROM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) то INSPECT PASSENGER HOISTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

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OFFICERS WILL FOCUS THEIR INSPECTIONS ON SAFETY MEASURES BRING TAKEN BY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS.

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PERIODIC TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS OF HOISTS BY COMPETENT EXAMINERS, WEEKLY INSPECTIONS BY COMPETENT PERSONS, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ARRESTING DEVICE IN CASE OF OVER-SPEEDING AND THE DISPLAY OF WARNING NOTICES INDICATING THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS ALLOWED.

"UNDER THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE, ALL CONTRACTORS SHOULD EXERCISE STRICT AND DILIGENT SUPERVISION TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY MEASURES ON PASSENGER HOISTS ARE TAKEN,' HE ADDED.

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HE ALSO APPEALED TO CONSTRUCTION SITES WORKERS ΤΟ OBSERVE SAFETY RULES WHILE USING PASSENGER HOISTS.

MR KAN SAID THAT PROSECUTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST CONTRACTORS VIOLATING SAFETY LAWS.

CONTRACT AWARD FOR ROUTE 3 RAMBLER CHANNEL BRIDGE

THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS ACCEPTED A $670 MILLION SUBMITTED BY DRAGAGES/BACHY SOLETANCHE GROUP/PENTA OCEAN VENTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUTE 3 RAMBLER CHANNEL BRIDGE.

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THE ROUTE 3 RAMBLER CHANNEL BRIDGE CONTRACT IS A MAJOR IN THE HIGHWAYS NETWORK OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) LINKING TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN AND THE AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK TO KOWLOON AND CENTRAL DISTRICT IN HONG KONG.

ROUTE 3 IS PLANNED AS A MAJOR NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY LINKING THE BORDER AND NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES WITH WEST KOWLOON VIA TSING YI.

THE RAMBLER