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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1994

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SINCE ABOUT

THE TSUEN WAN ROOFTOP OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN NOTIFIED MID-1993 THAT THEIR UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES HAD TO BE CLEARED.

MRS YU EXPLAINED: "THE BUILDINGS WHERE THE UNAUTHORISED ROOFTOP STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED HAVE ONLY SINGLE STAIRCASES.

AND IF THE FIRE THE UNAUTHORISED TO THE

"IF FIRE BREAKS OUT IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS

STAIRCASE, THE EXISTENCE OF AFFECTS THE SINGLE ROOFTOP STRUCTURES WILL DENY RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDING ACCESS ROOFTOP TO AWAIT RESCUE BY FIREMEN.

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"AT THE SAME TIME, THE OCCUPANTS OF THE ROOFTOP ENDANGERED.

WILL ALSO BE

REGARD FOR MRS YU URGED THE OCCUPANTS TO HAVE DUE SAFETY AND THAT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDINGS CONCERNED.

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LAB SUPPORTS SPIRIT OF PROPOSED DISABILITY LAW

THEIR OWN

MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD (LAB) TODAY (MONDAY) SUPPORTED THE SPIRIT OF THE PROPOSED DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THE LAW SHOULD BE DRAFTED CAUTIOUSLY TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECT.

LABOUR,

AT THE MEETING CHAIRED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR MR YIU YAN-NANG, THE COMMISSIONER FOR REHABILITATION, MR ALLAN CHOW, BRIEFED MEMBERS ON THE PROPOSED DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION AND LISTENED TO THEIR VIEWS.

DURING THE MEETING, BOARD MEMBERS NOTED AN INFORMATION PAPER ON THE PROPOSED REVISION OF FEES FOR ISSUING CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY UNDER THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS ORDINANCE AND RECEIVED A REPORT ON HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE 81ST SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE IN GENEVA IN JUNE THIS YEAR.

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LAB CHAIRMAN MR YIU ALSO INFORMED MEMBERS THAT THE ELECTION EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 1995/96 TERM OF THE LAB WOULD CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 3 (SATURDAY) AT THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IN KOWLOON.

HE SAID LETTERS INVITING TRADE UNIONS TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION WOULD BE SENT OUT ON WEDNESDAY.

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