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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1994

PERMITS FOR SEA WATER SUPPLIERS TO ENTER COUNTRY PARK

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT (AFD) HAS INTRODUCED A PERMIT SYSTEM TO FACILITATE SEA WATER SUPPLIERS TO ENTER SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK TO DRAW CLEAN WATER FROM KO TONG HAU, SAI KUNG.

WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, SEA WATER SUPPLIERS CAN APPLY FOR THESE PERMITS FOR THEIR WATER TANK TRUCKS DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE VISITOR CENTRE OF THE COUNTRY PARK, NEXT TO THE PAK TAM CHUNG BARRIER GATE.

"TRUCKS WITH PERMITS CAN ENTER THE COUNTRY PARK TO DRAW SEA WATER EVEN AFTER OFFICE HOURS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

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THE PERMIT, VALID FOR A WEEK, IS FREE OF CHARGE, HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE NEW MEASURE WAS INTRODUCED FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS BY THE GOVERNMENT'S INTER-DEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF CHOLERA.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE VISITOR CENTRE ON

TEL

792 7365.

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CRANE OPERATORS ARE REMINDED TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATES * * * * *

CRANE OPERATORS ARE REMINDED TO ENROL IN APPROVED TRAINING COURSES TO OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATING CRANES BEFORE LEGAL REQUIREMENT IS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT EARLY NEXT YEAR.

"AFTER CONSIDERING THAT CRANE OPERATORS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED ENOUGH TIME TO BE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR INTENDS TO BRING THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) REGULATION INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1995," A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

"A FORMAL

NOTIFICATION

GAZETTED IN DUE COURSE."

OF THE COMMENCEMENT DATE WILL BE

SECTION 15A OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEAR) (AMENDMENT) REGULATION 1993 PROVIDES THAT THE OWNER OF A CRANE SHALL ENSURE THAT IT IS ONLY OPERATED BY A PERSON WHO HOLDS A VALID CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY (CITA) OR ANY OTHER PERSON SPECIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.

"THE REGULATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATORY MEASURES ON THE USE OF LIFTING APPLIANCES AND LIFTING GEARS IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES AS WELL AS THE COMPETENCE OF CRANE OPERATORS.

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