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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1993
GOVERNOR OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILIES OF DECEASED WORKERS
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (THURSDAY) OFFERED CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF WORKERS WHO DIED IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN NORTH POINT YESTERDAY.
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SPEAKING ΤΟ REPORTERS AFTER INSPECTING THE SCENE, MR PATTEN SAID: THIS HAS BEEN AN APPALLING TRAGEDY. OUR THOUGHTS AND OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF THEM.
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"WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE CAN DEAL AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE WITH THE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE, HE SAID.
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SAID FACTORY INSPECTORS WERE CONDUCTING AN INQUIRY ON THE SITE AND THE REPORT WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
REPORT WILL GO IN THE FIRST PLACE TO THE CORONER'S COURT WHICH WILL BE LOOKING AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
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"WE SHALL OBVIOUSLY WANT TO TAKE THE REPORT VERY SERIOUSLY IMPLEMENT WHATEVER ITS RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE, SAID.
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"WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AGAIN, AS YOU KNOW, AT LIFTS ON ALL THE OTHER CONSTRUCTION SITES IN THE TERRITORY TO CHECK ON THEIR SAFETY."
THE GOVERNOR URGED BOTH THE MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS NOT то OVERLOAD LIFTS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES OR ANYWHERE ELSE.
STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, HE SAID: "IT'S SOMETHING FOR ALL OF US TO DO. WE'VE GOT TO BE TOUGH ON PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO FALL DOWN ON THE JOB AND WE'VE GOT TO BE TOUGH ON PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE.
"SAFETY DOES MATTER HUGELY AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT IDRA STICKS IN OUR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS ELSEWHERE, HE SAID.
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LAST YEAR,
THERE WERE 66 INDUSTRIAL DEATHS IN HONG THEM, 48 WERE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
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