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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1978
CYC MEMBERS GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY
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MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUBS HAVE GAINED A BETTER AND BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE CYC ACTIVITIES.
ALTOGETHER ABOUT 1,000 MEMBERS ATTENDED 13 TALKS ON ROAD SAFETY HELD EARLY THIS MONTH. THEY WERE BRIEFED BY SPEAKERS FROM THE ROAD SAFETY OFFICE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE ON ROAD SAFETY CODES, IMPORTANT ROAD SIGNS, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY.
THE USEFULNESS OF THESE TALKS WAS DEMONSTRATED BY THE VERY HIGH STANDARD OF THE IR EXHIBITS AT THE ROAD SAFETY PROJECT DESIGN EXHIBITION HELD LAST WEEK.
FIRE PREVENTION IS ANOTHER SUBJECT IN WHICH THE CYC MEMBERS HAVE AN ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT. VISITS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED FOR CLUB
THE MEMBERS FROM 30 SCHOOLS TO FIRE STATIONS NEAR THE IR SCHOOLS. PROGRAMME IS TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHALLENGING WORK OF THE FIRE BRIGADE, AND FAMILIARISE THEM WITH COMMON FIRE HAZARDS AND FIRE PREVENTION MEASURES.
IT IS HOPED THAT THESE CYC MEMBERS WILL IN TURN SPREAD THE MESSAGE TO THE IR FAMILIES, SCHOOLS AND THENCE THE COMMUNITY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECRETARIAT IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE VISITS AND TALKS WERE OF TREMENDOUS VALUE TO THE STUDENTS.
+WE BELIEVE THE KEY TO LIBERAL EDUCATION LIES IN CLOSE TIES BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL. BESIDES PROVIDING A HEALTHY PASTIME, THESE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES EXPAND THE SCOPE OF LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS BEYOND THE LIMITS OF FORMATIVE SCHOOL ING AND ENRICH THE IR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACTUAL STATE OF AFFAIRS OF SOCIETY.+
SPEED LIMIT ON KWAI CHUNG ROAD
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON DECEMBER 27, A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 M.P.H. WILL BE IMPOSED ON KWAI CHUNG ROAD FROM A POINT 580 METRES SOUTH OF KWAI FOO ROAD AND KWAI CHUNG ROAD JUNCTION TO A POINT 80 METRES SOUTH OF THE FLYOVER IN CONTAINER PORT ROAD.
THE ARRANGEMENT IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF MASS
TRANSIT RAILWAY STRUCTURES ACROSS KWAI CHUNG ROAD.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE SPEED
LIMIT RESTRICTIONS.