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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1994

ALSO ADDRESSING THE AWARD-PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS, MR WONG PO-YAN, SAID THE ACP WAS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE SUCCESSFUL FUTURE ECONOMY OF HONG KONG, FOR WHICH EVERYONE WOULD BE UNDER GREAT PRESSURE TO COMPLETE IN THE LEAST POSSIBLE TIMES.

BUT MR WONG EMPHASISED THAT THIS MUST NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE TAKEN AS AN EXCUSE FOR CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TO BE COMPROMISED.

"THE SAFETY OF THE THOUSANDS OF WORKERS WHO WILL BUILD FOR OUR FUTURE MUST BE SAFEGUARDED AT ALL TIMES," HE SAID.

MR WONG SAID: "WE ARE GLAD THAT STRINGENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN INTO THE ACP CONTRACTS.

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"THESE REQUIREMENTS WITH MANY OTHER SAFETY MEASURES OBSERVED BY EVERYBODY CONCERNED AT ALL TIMES, WITH THE AIM OF ACHIEVING A HIGH SAFETY STANDARD FOR THE ACP.

"So FAR, THE ACP SAFETY RECORD IS THE BEST WHEN COMPARED WITH OTHER CONSTRUCTION SECTORS IN HONG KONG.

"BUT THIS IS NO REASON FOR COMPLACENCY.

HE SAID HIS COMMITTEE WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH MATTERS CONCERNING ACP SITE SAFETY AS THE PROJECTS PROGRESS.

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THE ACP CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AWARD SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES GENERAL UNION, THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION, THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.

THE SCHEME CONSISTS OF TWO AWARD THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE AWARD AND THE SAFETY RECORD AWARD, EACH OF WHICH HAS GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE PRIZES GIVEN TO THE WINNING CONTRACTORS, AS WELL AS THEIR SAFETY TEAM MEMBERS AND WORKERS. THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE AWARD ALSO HAS TWO EXCELLENCE PRIZES.

AMONG THE OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES GENERAL UNION, MR POON TO-CHUEN ; THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION, MR PETER LAM; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH COUNCIL, PROFESSOR LEUNG PING-CHUNG; THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MRS KATHERINE FOR; THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR LAM CHEK- YUEN; AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, MR BILLY LAM.

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