ON
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1976
MAKING CYCLING SAFER AT TAI PO
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A CROWD OF MORE THAN 1,000 IS EXPECTED TO WATCH ABOUT 60 YOUNG CYCLISTS TAKING PART IN A ROAD SAFETY COMPETITION AT TA I PO TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
ORGANISERS OF THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN THE TAI PO DISTRICT HAVE BORROWED EQUIPMENT FROM THE SAU MAU PING +SAFETY TOWN+ SO THAT LOCAL YOUNGSTERS CAN TEST THEIR SKILLS.
EMPHASIS IN THIS YEAR'S CHAMPION HAS BEEN ON CYCLISTS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY IN THE DISTRICT, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, SAID TODAY.
+SETTING UP THE SAFETY TOWN FACILITIES IN TAI PO PLAYGROUND IS A GOOD WAY OF FURTHER EDUCATING CYCLISTS IN THE DISTRICT IN THE RULES OF ROAD-SAFETY, HE ADDED.
+OFFICERS FROM THE TRAFFIC POLICE WILL BE SUPERVISING THE COMPETITION AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A SAFETY QUIZ FOR THE 1,000-ODD YOUNGSTERS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING AS SPECTATORS.+
THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT (TRAFFIC) N.T., MR. JOHN DUNN, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE SUCCESSFUL ENTRANTS IN THE CYCLING AND QUIZ COMPETITIONS,
NOTE TO EDITORS :
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THIS EVENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE TAI PO PLAYGROUND, OPPOSITE THE SAN POSING RESTAURANT, STARTING AT 9 A.M. AND CONCLUDING AT 11.30 A.M. WITH THE PRESENTATION OF PRIZES.