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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1994

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"IN FACT, STUDENTS SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM POTENTIALLY ** MR CHU SAID. JOBS AND THOSE WITH DANGEROUS WORK PROCESSES,

DANGEROUS

A

AT HEIGHT

"WORK ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IS A GOOD EXAMPLE AS IT INVOLVES VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WORK PROCESSES SUCH AS WORKING AND USING OF HEAVY MACHINERY.

GREAT

PEOPLE UNDER

"ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION PROHIBITING THE AGE OF 18 TO WORK ON CONSTRUCTION SITES IS STILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO UP JOBS ON CONSTRUCTION SITES DURING THEIR SUMMER VACATION."

TAKE

UNDER 18 SHALL UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY LAWS, NO PERSON

TO GIVE OPERATE ANY LIFTING APPLIANCE DRIVEN BY MECHANICAL POWER OR SIGNALS TO THE DRIVER OF THE APPLIANCE.

THE LAW ALSO PROHIBITS YOUNG PERSONS AND WOMEN TO DANGEROUS PARTS OF MACHINERY IN NOTIFIABLE WORKPLACES.

"OTHER

JOBS REQUIRING THE OPERATION OF WOOD-WORKING THE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS, TOXIC SUBSTANCES OR FIRE-RELATED ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR SUMMER JOB-SEEKERS, MR CHU ADDED.

CLEAN ANY

MACHINES, PROCESSES

HE POINTED OUT THAT SOME STUDENTS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP JOBS IN RESTAURANTS.

SUMMER

AND

"HOWEVER, AS STUDENTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO USE SHARP KNIVES COOKING UTENSILS ON A POTENTIALLY SLIPPERY FLOOR, THEY SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CARE TO PREVENT WORK INJURIES, HE SAID.

AND

ALSO GIVING TALKS AT THE SEMINAR WERE THE CHIEF COMPLAINT

AND CHIEF ADVICE OFFICER OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, MR CHAN WING-KAI POLICE INSPECTOR TAM PING-WAH FROM THE POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS BRANCH.

THE SEMINAR WAS HELD AT LIU PO SHAN MEMORIAL COLLEGE YEUNG SUN CHUEN, TSUEN WAN.

ANOTHER SIMILAR SEMINAR FOR CAREERS TEACHERS WILL BE APRIL 28.

AT LUK

HELD ON

INSTANT REGISTRATION SERVICE FOR EMPLOYERS AND DISABLED JOB SEEKERS

RECEIVE

EMPLOYERS WISHING TO RECRUIT DISABLED PERSONS WILL INSTANT REGISTRATION SERVICE FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT TSIM SHA TSUI FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

AN ENQUIRY COUNTER WILL BE SET UP BY THE DEPARTMENT'S SELECTIVE PROVIDED DIVISION TO RECORD DETAILS OF JOB VACANCIES TO BE BY EMPLOYERS.

PLACEMENT

SIMILAR ON-THE-SPOT REGISTRATION SERVICE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO DISABLED JOB SEEKERS.

/SENIOR LABOUR