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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1994

"WE

DEPARTMENT,

OF THE EDUCATION

WELFARE SHALL ALSO SEEK HELP FROM THE SOCIAL VOLUNTARY YOUTH AGENCIES AND THE CAREERS SECTION DEPARTMENT TO PUBLICISE THE MESSAGE IN SCHOOLS AND YOUTH CENTRES."

AGREED

ASSOCIATION

MEMBERS.

MR MAR NOTED THAT THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION

TO PUBLICISE THE AMENDMENT REGULATION AMONG ITS

HAD

HE URGED BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS NOT TO HIRE UNTRAINED PEOPLE AGED UNDER 18 WHO ARE MORE PRONE TO ACCIDENTS.

REGULATION

"OUR FACTORY INSPECTORS WILL ENFORCE THE AMENDMENT DURING A SPECIAL SITE INSPECTION CAMPAIGN PLANNED FOR THIS SUMMER.

UNTRAINED

"CONTRACTORS

PEOPLE AS

EMPLOYING SHOULD NOT TAKE THE RISK OF

IN STIPULATED THE MAXIMUM PENALTY

THE AMENDMENT

YOUNG REGULATION IS A FINE OF $50,000," HE SAID.

INSPECTORATE

INTO

HE SAID A HOTLINE SERVICE OFFERED BY THE FACTORY DIVISION WOULD BE STEPPED UP WHEN THE AMENDMENT REGULATION CAME FORCE.

RECEIVE

"IT WILL ALSO BE USED ΤΟ VIOLATION OF THE SITE SAFETY REGULATION,"

ABOUT INFORMATION

THE

THE 24-HOUR CONTRACTOR OR

MR MAK

CALL STAFF TO ADVISED SITE WORKERS AND HOTLINE 815 0678 IF THEY DISCOVERED OR SUSPECTED ANY SUB-CONTRACTOR HIRING UNTRAINED YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 18 ON

SITES.

CONSTRUCTION

"ALL INFORMATION AND PARTICULARS OF INFORMANTS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL, HE SAID.

**

OF

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE MEDIA SESSION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY (CITA), MR TONG YAT-CHU, INTRODUCED VARIOUS BASIC CRAFT TRAINING COURSES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR YOUNGSTERS.

BASIC ON-

CONSTRUCTION MR TONG ADVISED YOUNG PEOPLE WISHING TO ENTER THE INDUSTRY AS CRAFTSMEN TO ENROL, FIRST OF ALL, ONTO APPROPRIATE CRAFT TRAINING COURSES AND THEN JOIN AN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME FOR THE-JOB TRAINING.

SUCH

SCHEMES ARE MONITORED BY APPRENTICESHIP

THE

VOCATIONAL

TRAINING COUNCIL.

ד

TRAINERS

"APART FROM OBTAINING PROPER TRAINING, SUBSIDIARY ALLOWANCES FROM CITA DURING THE INITIAL PHASE OF AND PROPER WAGES DURING THE SUBSEQUENT ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

RECEIVE TRAINING

ACT

PLACES,

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"THOSE WISHING TO WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SHOULD WHILE THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF AVAILABLE CITA TRAINING HE ADDED.

NOW

MR TONG ALSO EMPHASISED THE SAFETY ASPECT OF TRAINING EMBEDDED IN CITA'S COURSES.

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