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"Despite generally improving trends, we are still far away from our prime target of zero fatality for the ACP works. We are very sad to have witnessed that serious accident at Kwai Chung on June 6, resulting in the death of six workers," he said.

This year the award scheme will comprise three categories of awards. The safety Management Award will be presented to sites with a high quality of safety management, the Safety Record Award to those sites with distinguished safety record and the Safety Promotion Award will recognise contractors who make the best efforts in promoting construction safety to their staff, workers and sub-contractors.

Also officiating at today's launching ceremony were Legislative Councillors Mr Lau Chin-shek, Mr James Tien and Dr Samuel Wong; Chairman of the Airport Consultative Committee on the New Airport and Related Projects (ACC), Mr Hu Fa- kuang; as well as the Acting Director of NAPCO, Mr John Burrett.

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Land Registry statistics released

The Land Registry (LR) today (Wednesday) announced statistics for June as well as those for the first six months of this

year.

A total of 67,445 sale and purchase agreements of building units, mainly flats, were lodged with LR during the first half year.

The figure represents an increase of 43.5 per cent and 33.2 per cent compared with the second half of 1995 and the first half of 1995 respectively.

The total amount of the considerations involved in these agreements was $197.12 billion which was up by 63 per cent and 36 per cent compared with the two preceding half-yearly periods.

During the first six months of 1996, 78,255 assignments of building units, the majority being residential, were lodged for registration, compared with 63,284 and 48,928 respectively recorded during the second half of 1995 and first half of 1995, showing an increase of 23.7 per cent and 59.9 per cent respectively.

The total amount of the considerations involved, amounting to $185.42 billion. indicates increases when compared with the two preceding half years.