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Mr Tse said during the two-month campaign which would start tomorrow, Factory Inspectors would visit workplaces to explain to employers and workers the importance of effectively guarding the dangerous parts of machines as well as ensuring the safety of summer job workers.

"As the legislation prohibiting young persons under the age of 18 and without recognised training to work in construction sites was enacted in June 1994, construction sites will also be visited and contractors advised on the related law and other safety aspects.

"The legislation seeks to better protect young persons because the nature of work in construction sites is far more hazardous than in other trades," he explained.

He also disclosed that in view of the recent spate of incidents involving the use or handling of chemicals, factory inspectors engaged in the campaign would give proper advice on chemical safety whenever appropriate during their inspections. Prosecutions will be taken out against serious breaches of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations.

The Deputy Chief Factory Inspector warned proprietors and employers that the department is determined to take vigorous enforcement action against unscrupulous employers who neglected their statutory obligation to protect workers from potential hazards or allowed untrained young persons to work in construction sites.

He also appealed to all employers and employees for their full co-operation towards making their workplace safe.

End/Sunday, July 2, 1995

Landscaping works in Pat Heung progressing speedily

The landscaping works in the Pat Heung Pilot Action Area (PHPAA)are progressing speedily and up to mid-June, 106 sites with an arca of about 20,000 square metres have been landscaped by the Task Force Black Spots (FFB) of the Lands Department.

In a progress report submitted to the Special Committee chaired by Dr Samuel Wong, TFB said it would endeavour to landscape all the cleared government land in the PHPAA by the end of October this year.

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