TNAG-1520-FCO40-2081-Employment-in-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 21

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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON NGAI SHIU-KIT, OBE, JP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 29.10.86

Factories and Industrial Undertakings

(Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors) Regulations, 1986

Sir,

In view of the frequent occurrences of

industiral accidents, there is indeed the need to enact

legislation to ensure the safety of people at work. The recommendations concerning the compulsory employment of Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors at working sites was first proposed by the Labour Advisory Board as early as in 1978. After repeated and careful consultation and studies of the subject in the past 8 years, the drafting of the relevant regulations have now been completed so that industrial safety facilities in Hong Kong are further

enhanced.

I am in support of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Saftey Supervisors) Regulations, 1986. I wish to point out that in view of the unique features of and danger associated with the

construction industry, there is indeed a need of enacting a set of Safety Officers and Saftey Supervisors regulations specifically for this industry so as to protect the workmen and reduce the casualty rate and economical loss caused by industrial accidents. However, neither the name nor the details of the proposed regulations give any clear and definite indication that they are meant specifically for the construction

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