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The Labour Advisory Scard is appointed by the Governor to advise the Commissioner for Labcur

including matters on

affecting labour International legislation and

Labour Conventions. The Comissioner for

There are. Labour or his deputy is the ex-officio chairman of the board. 12 members, six representing employers and six representing employees.

Under the auspices of the board, a Committee on Industrial Safety and Health has been established. The committee comprises the Deputy Commissioner for Labour as chairman and 10 other members who are and the representatives from employers' and employees' organisations government. Additional members may be co-opted to facilitate the work of the committee as and when necessary. Some of the members are concurrently members of the Labour Advisory Board. The committee provides a forum to discuss safety and health problems in industry, to suggest measures to ensure the effective implementation of relevant legislation and to collect and collate information on industrial safety and health practices.

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An Occupational Safety and Health Council was set up by statute in August 1988 with the objective of fostering safer and healthier working conditions

and training, promotion in Hong Kong through education, research.

The Council is

in tripartite composition, comprising representatives

as well employees, employers,

government professional and academic interests. At present, there are seven safety and health committees set up under the Council for seven industries,

construction, namely,

and repairing, textiles, plastics, shipbuilding metalware, electronics and catering industries. also tripartite in composition.

All these committees are

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Labour the

Relations Division of

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establishments to promote joint consultation and good labour-management relations within establishments. In some large establishments, joint consultative committees have been established to provide formal channels of communication and consultation between workers and the management. Employees can raise for aiscussion

safety

the committee

the or through personnel/administration department of the establishment. However, the great majority of establishments in the industrial and commercial sectors In these establishments, Hong Kong

size. small employment workers have regular contacts with the employer and their views on safety issues can be passed on without much difficulty.

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Regarding the Direct Request made under this article by the Committee of Experts, the Hong Kong Government would like to state that

employer and workers of an representatives

undertaking may accompany the Factory Inspector, the Occupational Health Officer or the Occupational Hygienist when they carry out inspections.