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FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1978
MYSTERY ROUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RALLYISTS
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THIRTY DRIVERS WILL TAKE PART IN A MYSTERY ROUTE ROAD SAFETY RALLY TO BE STAGED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BEAT CRIME COMMITTEE ON SUNDAY (JUNE 4).
THE ROUTE WILL BE FROM MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK IN CENTRAL DISTRICT TO POKFULAM PLAYGROUND AND EXTRA POLICE PATROLS WILL BE ON HAND TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY.
EACH CAR WILL CARRY A FLAG ATTACHED TO THE FRONT NEARSIDE WINDOW INDICATING THAT IT IS TAKING PART IN A ROAD SAFETY RALLY.
CITY DISTRICT OFFICER MR. RICKY FUNG SAID TODAY: +WE ARE NOT REVEALING DETAILS OF THE 3-1/2 MILE ROUTE SO THAT CONTESTANTS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PITFALLS IN ADVANCE.+
HE SAID: THIS IS NOT A RACE SO THERE WILL BE NO NEED TO MAKE SPECIAL TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS ALTHOUGH THE MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. ON THAT DAY.
+THE OBJECT OF THE COMPETITION IS TO TEST DRIVERS' REACTION TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNS OR LIGHTS THEY WILL SEE ALONG THE ROUTE.+
THE DAH CHONG KONG LTD. GENERAL MANAGER, MR. LO HUNG-KLAN, A SPONSOR OF THE RALLY, WILL FLAG-OFF THE FIRST CAR FROM MURRAY ROAD CAR PARK AT 9.30 A.M. OTHER CARS WILL DEPART AT FIVE MINUTE INTERVALS.
EACH CONTESTANT WILL BE GIVEN A MAP AND ROUTE DIRECTIONS ONLY MINUTES BEFORE THE START OF THE RALLY AND THEIR PERFORMANCE WILL BE ASSESSED BY ORGANISERS AT 10 SECRET CHECK POINTS ALONG THE ROUTE.
OVER $1,000 WORTH OF PRIZES SPONSORED BY DAH CHONG HONG WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THOSE WHO SCORE THE HIGHEST MARKS.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY TO WHICH ALL COMPETITORS WILL BE INVITED AT THE CHIU CHOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, DES VOEUX ROAD, CENTRAL WHEN THE THREE WEEK LONG BEAT CRIME CAMPAIGN ENDS ON JUNE 9.
MEANWHILE, FROM 9 A.M. ON JUNE 4 A FULL PROGRAMME OF ROAD SAFETY ORIENTATED ENTERAINMENT WILL BE PROVIDED AT MURRAY CAR PARK. SPECTATORS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH A SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY TEAM DRILL, A BICYCLE DEMONSTRATION BY MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR LISTEN TO MUSIC PROVIDED EY THE KIANGSU CHEKIANG COLLEGE BAND CR THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL BAND.
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