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To impress upon employers and employees in the container handling industry the importance of observing safety precautions at work, the Labour Department has recently launched a special blitz operation covering all container terminals and depots in the territory. Vigorous enforcement action, including prosecution, will be taken against those who breach the law.

Apart from this special operation and other regular inspection visits, the Labour Department also participates in safety and health committees organized by the industry to advise those in the container handling trades of work safety and related statutory requirements. The Department is represented on the Central Container Handling Safety Committee and the Transport and Physical Distribution Safety and Health Committee. The former is a forum for employers in the trade and various government departments while the latter is under the auspices of the Occupational Safety and Health Council (OSHC). The OSHC also organises safety courses for operators in the trade from time to time and produces guidance and publicity materials to promote greater safety

awareness.

Deed of Declaration of Trust of Land Fund

Following is a question by the Hon Sin Chung-kai and a written reply by the Secretary for the Treasury, Mr KC Kwong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

It is stipulated in the Deed of Declaration of Trust for the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Land Fund (the Deed) that upon the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) coming into being, the Land Fund shall vest in such public officer, body or entity as may be lawfully nominated by the HKSARG for the purposes of receiving and holding the Fund on behalf of the HKSARG. Will the Government inform this Council whether: