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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1994

MORE THAN 10,000 COPIES OF PUBLICATIONS ON MACHINE SAFETY AND SUMMER JOB SAFETY WERE DISTRIBUTED.

"AS THE CAMPAIGN ALSO TARGETED AT SUMMER JOB WORKERS WHO ARE MOSTLY YOUNG PERSONS, FACTORY INSPECTORS ALSO CHECKED WORK PLACES ΤΟ ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT EMPLOYED TO OPERATE DANGEROUS MACHINE WITHOUT SUPERVISION,' MR KAN SAID.

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"IN ADDITION, THEY HAD MADE SOME 2,000 SURPRISE INSPECTIONS TO CONSTRUCTION SITES TO CHECK WHETHER UNTRAINED YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 18 WAS EMPLOYED IN CONSTRUCTION SITES AS SUMMER JOB WORKER, HE ADDED.

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MR KAN EMPHASISED THAT UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1994, WHICH WAS OPERATIVE IN JUNE THIS YEAR, YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AND WITHOUT RECOGNISED TRAINING WAS PROHIBITED FROM WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION SITES.

"WE ARE GLAD TO SEE THAT DURING THIS CAMPAIGN, NO EMPLOYER WAS FOUND TO HAVE EMPLOYED UNTRAINED YOUNG PERSONS то OPERATE DANGEROUS MACHINES IN FACTORIES OR UNTRAINED YOUNG PERSONS WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION SITES," HE SAID.

**WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND WILL TAKE OUT PROSECUTION AGAINST THOSE WHO BREACHES THE SAFETY LAWS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SO THAT YOUNG PERSONS ARE WELL PROTECTED.

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MR KAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT EMPLOYING UNTRAINED YOUNG PERSONS TO WORK IN CONSTRUCTION SITES WILL RENDER THEM LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 AND THAT FOR EMPLOYING YOUNG PERSONS ΤΟ OPERATE DANGEROUS MACHINES WILL BE $50,000.

HE APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ENSURE MACHINERY SAFETY AND URGED WORKERS TO CO-OPERATE WITH EMPLOYERS IN TAKING NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

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THIRD PUBLIC BRIEFING ON LANGUAGE REPORT IN SHEUNG WAN

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION WORKING GROUP ON LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, MRS ANGELA CHEUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) INVITES PARENTS, EDUCATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND THE WORKING GROUP'S THIRD PUBLIC BRIEFING SESSION ON ITS REPORT, WHICH WILL

BE HELD TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN THE THEATRE AT THE SHEUNG WAN CIVIC HALL, STARTING AT 7.30 PM.

MUN THE

LAST URBAN

WEEK.

AREA.

TWO SESSIONS WERE HELD IN SHA TIN AND TUEN "TOMORROW'S SESSION WILL BE OUR FIRST SESSION IN APART FROM RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG ISLAND, WE ALSO HOPE THAT THOSE WORKING IN CENTRAL, WAN CHAI AND CAUSEWAY BAY CAN COME AFTER WORK, MRS CHEUNG SAID.

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"ALTHOUGH NOT MANY PEOPLE TURNED UP TO OUR PREVIOUS SESSIONS, THE RESPONSE OF Those attENDING WAS ENCOURAGING. THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE PROBLEMS FACED BY HONG KONG STUDENTS, AND SHOWED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN OUR PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS.

/"THEY WELCOMED