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light signals, the construction of pedestrian refuges and central dividing strips, improved carriage-way markings and designation of kerbside parking areas. All these measures contributed to the better movement of traffic and the control and safety of pedestrians. Road Safety. Efforts continued throughout the year to educate both motorists and pedestrians in road safety. Two unofficial voluntary organizations were formed by civic-minded citizens in- terested in promoting road safety. These were the Road Safety Association and the Institute of Advanced Motorists. The Informa- tion Services Department produced six films which were shown at 60 cinemas. Five posters were also given wide distribution and a booklet on road safety, first-published some years ago, was redesigned and reprinted for an estimated distribution of 100,000 copies. A four-colour booklet for the guidance of school teachers was prepared for distribution by the Education Department.
For the first time two schools carried out a road safety campaign for a period of one week for the benefit of their pupils. Other road safety campaigns were conducted by the Wan Chai Kaifong Association and by the Social Welfare Department Community Centres. A very successful road safety quiz was conducted among eight leading schools early in the year.
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Traffic Flow and Parking. The ever increasing demand for park- ing space in the main thoroughfares of the city, combined with illegal and inconsiderate parking, continued to impede the flow of traffic. A programme of additional multi-storey car parks, the provision of more metered parking spaces, the extension of one way traffic systems, and the installation of progressively linked traffic light signals are all aimed to ease the movement of traffic. But, bearing in mind the high annual increase in vehicles, the expense of constructing car parks and the shortage of land, par- ticularly in the central districts where parking space is most in demand, the problem will remain for many years.
Visits. Twenty four Hong Kong Police Officers visited Police Forces in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Denmark, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam during the year and studied the organization and methods of police forces in these countries. Singapore, Egypt, West Pakistan, Japan, the Lebanon and South Vietnam sent eight officers to Hong Kong to study