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TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1978
ROAD SAFETY SPEECH CONTEST FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS
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CHILDREN FROM 15 PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN
DISTRICTS WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO AIR THEIR VIEWS ABOUT ROAD SAFETY WHEN THEY TAKE PART IN A SPEECH CONTEST TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY (JUNE 3) AT CHIU SHEUNG SCHOOL.
EACH OF THE 15 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO GIVE A FOUR-MINUTE SPEECH ON HOW TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS+.
MR. LEE TAT-YU, WHO HAS ORGANISED THE CONTEST AS PART OF THE SECOND DISTRICT BEAT CRIME CAMPAIGN SAID TODAY: +ABOUT A MONTH AGO I SENT LETTERS TO THE HEADMASTERS OF EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICTS AND THE RESPONSE WAS QUITE ENCOURAGING.
+TEACHERS IN EACH OF THE SCHOOLS TAXING PART WILL STAGE A COMPOSITION COMPETITION ON THE SUBJECT OF THE SPEECH CONTEST AND THE BEST ONE WILL BE CHOSEN AS THE SPEECH TO BE GIVEN ON JUNE 3.+
HE ADDED: +BY DOING THIS I HOPE SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY.+
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS ISSUED BY THE POLICE TRAFFIC DIVISION, 286 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRED IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICTS DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
CHIEF STAFF INSPECTOR OF THE TRAFFIC POLICE DIVISION, iu YEE-HUNG SAID TODAY: IN VIEW OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICTS WHERE MOST SCHOOLS ON THE ISLAND ARE LOCATED I THINK SCHOOL ACTIVITIES LIKE THE ROAD SAFETY SPEECH CONTEST ARE IMPORTANT TO REMIND CHILDREN ABOUT ROAD SAFETY.+
ADJUDICATORS WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BEAT CRIME ORGANISING COMMITTEE.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST THREE WINNERS WHO WILL RECEIVE TROPHIES AND BOOK TOKENS WORTH 150, $100 AND $50 EACH.
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