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"The submissions offered very useful comments on the consultation paper and many of them contained substantial and detailed proposals on ways to improve Hong Kong's industrial safety standards," he said.
Mr Wong noted that the submissions mainly commented on the need to enhance enforcement in parallel with implementing the self-regulatory safety management system and the future roles of the Occupational Safety and Health Council.
"The submissions also expressed concerns over occupational health in Hong Kong; extension of workplace safety legislation to the non-industrial sector; and safety training for the workers," he added.
"Our next step is to analyse in detail all the submissions.
"Wherever appropriate and in consultation with government policy branches and departments concerned, we will incorporate the relevant suggestions into the original recommendations in the consultation paper," Mr Wong said.
He pointed out that the Administration would finalise its new policies on industrial safety in about two months' time.
"We will then start drafting the necessary legislation. It is our plan to introduce the draft bills into the Legislative Council within the 1995-96 session," he said.
The Consultation Paper on the Review of Industrial Safety in Hong Kong was published in mid-July for public consultation which ended at the end of last month.
Key recommendations of the consultation paper include the adoption of a self- regulatory safety management system; enhancing the enforcement action and powers of the Labour Department and stepping up safety training and education in Hong Kong in order to improve the local industrial safety standards.
During the consultation period, officials from the Education and Manpower Branch and Labour Department had attended a series of meetings and seminars with trade unions, trade and industrial organisations, advisory committees and district boards to exchange views on the issue.
End/Wednesday, October 4, 1995
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