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Speech by the Hon R & B Bridge, OBE, JP -Seezetary for Education and Manpower in the Legislative Council

-on 15 June 1988-

Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Dangerous Substances) Regulations 1988

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER :

Revised

Sir,

I am grateful to Members for their

support. I

would especially like to thank the Ad hoc group under "Prof. Professor Poon, which spent a lot of time scrutinising the

Regulations and proposed the two

already mentioned.

amendments which I

have

Prof.

I would also like to thank Professo Poon, MI. Pang

and Mr. Tam for their comments and suggestions.

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They have referred to public concern

concern that the list

of 231 chemicals in the First Schedule may not be adequate.

As I have said, those already listed are ones commonly used

in industry. We will carefully monitor the situation and,

if necessary, add to the list.

They have also referred to the suggestion that

substances should be required to

importers of dangerous

provide safety data sheets.

suggestion in the context

Goods Ordinance.

We are already considering this

of the review of the Dangerous