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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1993

THE

"THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AVIATION SECURITY AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND

AN MAINTENANCE OF PROGRAMME, AS REQUIRED BY STANDARD 3.1.1 OF ANNEX

SECURITY EXPLAINED.

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POINTING OUT THAT HONG KONG HAD AN INFORMAL PROGRAMME FOR MANY YEARS AND ITS PROVISIONS SET OUT IN MANY DIFFERENT HANDBOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, MR ASPREY SAID OVER THE YEARS, THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN WORKING TO BRING THESE TOGETHER INTO

BASED ONE DOCUMENT, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION MODEL PROGRAMME.

ON THE

"WE HAVE CONSULTED WIDELY, BOTH WITHIN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND WITHIN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY AND HAVE NOW ALMOST REACHED THE POINT WHERE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THE PROGRAMME.

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PROGRAMME, ONCE ISSUED, WILL NOT BE SET IN CONCRETE, WILL BE SUBJECT TO NECESSARY AMENDMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FROM TIME TIME, AS AVIATION SECURITY THINKING EVOLVES.

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ONCE THE PROGRAMME IS IN PLACE, AIRPORT SECURITY PROGRAMME WILL BB DRAWN UP FOR KAI TAK AND, EVENTUALLY FOR CHEK

KOK. LAP

ADDITIONALLY, AIRLINE OPERATORS, AIRPORT ORGANISATIONS AND TENANTS OF RESTRICTED AREAS WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO DRAW UP THEIR OWN SECURITY PROGRAMMES, MR ASPREY SAID.

CONTRACTOR CHARGED AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT

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THE MAIN

CONTRACTOR OF A ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT HAS BEEN CHARGED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR VIOLATING SAFETY REGULATIONS AFTER A WORKER WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IN YUEN LONG IN JULY.

IN THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON JULY 4, TWO WORKERS WERE BURIED BY A LARGE MASS OF EARTH THAT CAVED IN FROM THE WALL OF A TRENCH WHILE CARRYING OUT DRAINAGE WORK INSIDE THE TRENCH AT PING HA ROAD NEAR LO UK TSUEN.

ONE OF THE WORKERS, AGED 33, WAS LATER CERTIFIED DEAD AT POK OI HOSPITAL. THE OTHER WORKER, AGED 44, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS BY FACTORY INSPECTORS FROM THE BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION OFFICE OF TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG,

A SUMMONS HAS BEEN LAID AGAINST WING FAI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 39(1) OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.

UNDER THIS SECTION OF THE REGULATIONS, THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE A SUITABLE SHORING SYSTEM MADE OF SUITABLE TIMBER OR OTHER MATERIAL FOR AN EXCAVATING OR EARTHWORKING OPERATION TO PREVENT WORKERS FROM BEING ENDANGERED BY A FALL OR DISPLACEMENT OF EARTH, ROCK OR OTHER MATERIAL ADJACENT TO OR FORMING THE SIDE OF THE EXCAVATION OR EARTHWORK.

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