TNAG-1520-FCO40-2081-Employment-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 17

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the lawyer who advises a client against signing

a contract,

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a doctor who advises a client not to smoke for fear of cancer, and lastly I couldn't resist using this as an example

the unofficial members on various Government Advisory Boards who are not at all shy to make unfavourable comments.

All such advice may well bring about short term inconveniences but in the long run one should reap more benefits. At the end of the day, it is the question of mutual trust and respect and a conjoint effort towards a common goal which in this case is the safety of the work environment.

It will be considerably shortsighted of proprietors not to take remedial actions based on the Safety Officer's report, when one considers the damage this would bring to the image, credibility, and morale of the company, on top of all

A wise the human sufferings injury and death will bring. employer will appreicate the support of his workforce in collectively bringing profits to his company.

There have been good coordination with the various educational institution in the training of Safety Officers and supervisors, so that there would be no hiccups when the Regulations are to be put into effect.

Members of the Ad Hoc

group had clarified with the Administration fine working details on the ratio of safety officers to the number of workers on site. Government has also given an assurance on the balanced representativeness on the Safety Officer Advisory Committee and that they will be consulted before a Safety Officer is suspended or deregistered.