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The Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) today (April 23) held the fourth CEDD Construction Site Safety Award presentation ceremony to commend eight contractors for their outstanding safety performance at CEDD construction sites in 2012.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Deputy Director of Civil Engineering and Development, Mr Chan Chi-ming, said the department always accords top priority to the safety and health of site personnel. To further enhance the caring culture and safety standards at CEDD construction sites, the department has implemented a range of new initiatives in recent years, including the launch of an award scheme in 2009 for commendable construction site safety performance by contractors.
Mr Chan hoped members of the project teams as well as the whole construction industry would continue to work even harder towards the objective of "zero accidents".
There are two types of award under the scheme: quarterly commendation letters and yearly CEDD Construction Site Safety Awards. A total of 35 commendation letters were issued to 18 CEDD contractors in 2012 to commend them for their good safety performance, while eight were presented with the yearly safety awards today.
At the ceremony, the CEDD also awarded a plaque to each of the site supervision teams of the relevant projects in appreciation of their distinguished contribution.
Ends/Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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