XN000022-1993-06-28 — Page 8

MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1993

SCAFFOLD SAFETY URGED AFTER TYPHOON

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY ( (MONDAY) REMINDED SITE CONTRACTORS OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR SCAFFOLDS ARE IN SAFE WORKING CONDITION IN PARTICULAR BAMBOO SCAFFOLDS AFTER EXPOSURE ΤΟ POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS TYPHOON AND RAINSTORM.

UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS, A CONTRACTOR HAS TO ENSURE THAT HIS SCAFFOLDS ARE OF GOOD CONSTRUCTION, MADE OF STRONG AND SOUND MATERIALS, FREE FROM PATENT DEFECTS AND PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

IN ADDITION, THE SCAFFOLDS SHOULD ALSO BE SECURED AND FIXED POSITION TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL DISPLACEMENT.

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"IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT THAT SCAFFOLDS SHOULD NOT BE USED AFTER EXPOSURE TO ADVERSE WEATHER UNLESS IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY A COMPETENT PERSON AND HAS BEEN CERTIFIED TO BE IN SAFE WORKING CONDITION," DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR KAN HON-SANG SAID.

HE ADDED THAT ALL CONTRACTORS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO MAKE GOOD ALL THOSE DEFECTIVE SCAFFOLDS IN THEIR SITE AFTER TYPHOON KORYN.

MR KAN SAID CONTRACTORS SHOULD PERSISTENTLY SCAFFOLDS IN THE SAFEST CONDITION AND EXERCISE STRICT ENSURE THAT THE SCAFFOLDS WERE USED SAFELY.

MAINTAIN THEIR SUPERVISION TO

THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE WILL CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION AND WILL TAKE OUT PROSECUTION AGAINST THOSE CONTRACTORS WHO TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFETY REGULATIONS, MR KAN SAID.

ENQUIRIES RELATING TO SCAFFOLD SAFETY CAN BE MADE то THE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON TEL

FACTORY 815 0678.

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CPB SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF COUNTRY PARK AT TAI TONG

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THE COUNTRY PARK BOARD (CPB) HAS ENDORSED AT A MEETING

AND (MONDAY) A PROPOSAL BY THE AGRICULTURE

FISHERIES DEPARTMENT EXTEND THE TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK AT TAI TONG NEAR YUEN LONG.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID:

"THE PROPOSED COUNTRY EXTENSION WHICH COVERS AN AREA OF 37 HECTARES IS LOCATED AT TAI TONG ON THE NORTH-WESTERN SIDE OF TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK."

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE SITE WAS A FORMER BORROW AREA WHICH CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF PLATFORMS LEFT BEHIND FOLLOWING BORROWING ACTIVITIES.

THE MEETING NOTED THAT MANY OF THESE PLATFORMS HAD BEEN THE ALLOCATED TO THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) SINCE EARLY 1980'S FOR AFFORESTATION AND RECREATION USE.

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