XN000022-1994-03-14 — Page 9

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1994

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PROMOTION COUNTERS WILL BE SET UP AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS MARCH AND APRIL TO DISTRIBUTĖ RECRUITMENT REGISTRATION FORMS. TALKS WILL BE ORGANISED FOR FINAL YEAR STUDENTS TO GIVE THEM A MORE IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEACHING CAREER.

A CHINESE ESSAY CONTEST BEING CONDUCTED IN FOUR GROUPS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL INVITE STUDENTS ΤΟ GIVE THEIR IMPRESSIONS OF A RESPECTED TEACHER AND EXPLORE THE IDEAL TEACHER IN PUPILS' MIND.

ENTRIES MAY BE HANDED IN TO THE PARTICIPANT'S

MARCH 25.

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SAFETY FIRST AT WORKPLACES

SCHOOL BEFORE

HAS

THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT RECENTLY SENT A CIRCULAR TO PROPRIETORS OF ALL INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS

THE TERRITORY, URGING

TAKE THEM TO POSITIVELY

UP THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO ENSURE WORKPLACE SAFETY.

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THE LETTER ALSO EXPLAINS THE RATIONALE BEHIND A TARGET-HITTING INSPECTION SYSTEM.

"WE INFORMED THEM THAT IN HONG KONG, A WORKER'S CHANCE OF BEING

AT WORK IS HIGHER THAN THAT OF THEIR INJURED

COUNTERPARTS IN MOST OTHER DEVELOPED ECONOMIES, AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MAK SAI-YIU, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

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MR

THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK OF HIS EMPLOYEES UNDER THE GENERAL DUTIES PROVISIONS OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE WHICH HAVE BEEN WIDELY PROMOTED BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE THEIR ENACTMENT IN 1989.

THE LATEST PUBLICITY DRIVE IS PART OF THE SAFETY PROMOTIONS LAUNCHED BY THE DIVISION.

ONGOING

INDUSTRIAL

MR MAK SAID PROPRIETORS WERE INFORMED THAT THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE, BEING THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, WOULD CONTINUE TO PLAY ITS ROLE IN LEGISLATION AND MONITORING.

"BUT GIVEN ITS RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND THE NEED TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYERS TO FALL IN LINE WITH THE SELF-REGULATION FACTORY INSPECTORS WOULD NOT CHECK EVERY WORKPLACE IDENTIFY ALL WORK RISKS ON THE EMPLOYER'S BEHALF.

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"THIS IS AN EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY, MORALLY, MR MAK ADDED.

PRINCIPLE,

THOROUGHLY

OUR

ΤΟ

BOTH

LEGALLY AND

A MEASURE TO INSPECTORS INSPECTIONS

ARE

TO

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DISCLOSED THAT AS MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENFORCEMENT, FACTORY ADOPTING

TARGET-HITTING APPROACH FOR FOLLOW-UP INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS OTHER THAN CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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"IN ESSENCE,

THIS MEANS THAT DURING THE

INSPECTION

OF

INSPECTORS

FACTORIES,

WILL TARGET CERTAIN MORE HAZARDOUS AREAS VIGOROUS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION.

FOR

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/THE FACTORY

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