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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL BILL 1988

SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER moved the Second Reading of : 'A Bill to establish the Occupational Safety and Health Council as body corporate for the fostering of safer and healthier working conditions in Hong Kong, and to provide for the payment of a levy by employers, and for matters incidental thereto'.

He said:

Sir,

I move that the

Occupational Safety and Health

Council Bill 1988 be read a second time.

second

cap

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Health Council is to foster

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The object of the proposed Occupational Safety and

safe and healthy working

conditions in industry

industry and other areas of employment. The

le council will be

and

will be an independent body consisting

of a Chairman

Governor.

the

to up

20 members to be appointed by

Tripartite co-operation by employers, employees and the

Government, which is important for the success of the Council,

is reflected in its membership. Professional and academic

interests will also be represented SO as to widen the

expertise on the Council.

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se

I should like to give a brief background to this

subject. The idea of setting up

setting up such a Council originates

from the recommendation of Mr, J.

Kingdom Health and Safety Executive,

le

the establishment of a

Linehan of the United

who in 1976 recommended

safety and health committee which

should eventually develop into a safety council. In 1978 the

Committee on Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention was

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