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Fam y Planing

Industrial

Health

Traffic Accident

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One of the most innovations in the Government

services followed the decision that the Government should participate directly in the provision of family planning services. Under the approved plan to integrate these services into the Government's maternal and child health programme 37 Government clinics will have been provided by the end of 1974. In the immediate future the priority

will be to consolidate these services and to assist the Family Planning Planning Association to develop their own plans to undertake new work in areas not served by the

Government.

12.8

The health of workers in factories and other

industrial undertakings is the statutory responsibility of

the Commissioner of Labour but the Industrial Health

Division in the Labour Department is staffed by personnel · seconded from the Medical and Health Department.

With the

industrialisation of Hong Kong, the work of this Division is increasing. As a long term plan it is the intention of

the Director of Medical and Health Services to review the

organisation of the Division in consultation with the Commissioner of Labour with a view to expanding and developing the present service into a full occupational

health service.

12.9 The Commissioner of Labour also proposes to

continue to extend progressively the range of industrial

safety legislation and to bring forward a programme for further development of the education of the public and of employers and employees in particular in the need for

safety.

12.10 In similar vein increased emphasis will be placed

on the need of safety in traffic situations to reduce the

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