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THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1979

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SEMINAR ON DRIVING TESTS

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THE DRIVING TEST SECTION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING A SEMINAR ON DRIVING TESTS THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SUCH A SEMINAR HAS BEEN

ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE ATTENDED BY ABOUT 60 EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF FIVE DRIVING INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATIONS AND THE HONG KONG ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE AIMS OF THE SEMINAR ARE TO:

* REVIEW THE PRESENT DRIVING TEST SYSTEMS-

* DISCUSS THE FREQUENT FAULTS MADE BY CANDIDATES IN THE

COURSE OF DRIVING TESTS=

* SUGGEST CORRECT WAYS TO AVOID SUCH MISTAKES, AND

* IMPROVE DRIVING SKILLS AND RAISE DRIVING STANDARDS IN

HONG KONG.

MR. WONG YEE-TING, SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER (DRIVING TEST) MR. WONG WAI-LEUNG, DRIVING SUPERVISOR, MR. TSUI PAK-LAM, DRIVING SUPERVISOR, AND MR. AU PO-NAM, ASSISTANT DRIVING SUPERVISOR, WILL PRESIDE OVER THE SEMINAR WHICH WILL LAST THREE HOURS.

BOTH MR. TSUI AND MR. AU HAVE PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED TRAINING COURSES ON DRIVING TESTS IN ENGLAND.

MR. CHAN KAM-CHIU, COMMISSIONER OF THE HONG KONG ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE SEMINAR.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE DRIVING TEST SECTION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOLDING A SEMINAR ON SATURDAY FROM 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS IN STADIUM PATH, SO KON PO.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE SEMINAR.

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