the road from behind stationary vehicles, cycling, overloading vehicles and hand signals, kerb drill for school children and courtesy.
167. An illustrated pamphlet was distributed to school children and parents through the Education Department. This pamphlet explained where and how to cross roads and also informed parents that 46% of all serious accidents involved children.
168. A schools road safety quiz competition was held during March and April 1961 and the final was broadcast over Radio Hong Kong.
169. School Safety Weeks were arranged for the first time. They were held at Quarry Bay School and North Point Primary School. Police assisted in these projects and gave lectures which were supple- mented by road safety films.
170. During May and June a series of seven Road Safety Puppet plays were televised during Children's Hour.
PART VI
OTHER SPECIALIZED UNITS
EMERGENCY UNITS
171. Three Emergency Units, one each in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories provide a reserve which is at all times available to deal with situations such as disasters or disorders, which arise without warning. These units provide crews for day to day manning of radio patrol cars and perform other duties as circumstances require.
WOMEN POLICE
172. This contingent is controlled by a Woman Assistant Superin- tendent of Police and although its duties are mainly connected with women and juveniles, there are few aspects of police work in which its members do not actively participate. In particular in the Special Branch and the Criminal Investigation Department and on raids for dangerous drugs and at the scenes of disasters and squatter clearances, the work of the Women Police has proved invaluable. Women Police work in close co-operation with members of the Social Welfare Department and have assisted the Special Welfare Section of that Department on a number of occasions to distribute food and clothing to the victims of fires and disasters.
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