SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1980
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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY DAY ******
A TWO WEEK PROGRAMME TO SPEARHEAD THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN KOWLOON CITY WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (SUNDAY) AT THE ARGYLE STREET PLAYGROUND.
A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE WITH THE AID OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.”
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR Y.L. TAI, ALERTED THE PUBLIC TO THE DRASTIC TOLL OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DURING THE LAST SIX MONTHS WHEN THERE WERE 4 219 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN KOWLOON RESULTING IN 75 PEOPLE KILLED AND 4 667 INJURED.
+THESE FIGURES NOT ONLY MEAN A HEAVY LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE BUT ALSO REPRESENT IMMEASURABLE TRAGEDY TO THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES,+ HE SAID.
+THE MAIN FACTOR BEHIND THESE ACCIDENTS IS THE NEGLIGENCE OF BOTH DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS, PARTICULARLY THEIR APATHET(C ATTITUDE TOWARDS ROAD SAFETY MEASURES AND APPEALS, HE ADDED.
MR TAI CALLED ON THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT TO VALUE THEIR LIVES AND BE COURTEOUS AND PATIENT WITH OTHERS WHEN USING THE ROAD.
FOURTEEN GAMES STALLS WHICH FOCUSED ON THE THEME OF ROAD SAFETY ATTRACTED LARGE CROWDS.
THE CIVIL AID SERVICE MOTORCYCLING TEAM AND REMOTE CONTROL MODEL CARS ALSO DEMONSTRATED ROAD SAFETY HINTS AND RULES TO THE AUDIENCE.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, FILM SHOWS ON ROAD SAFETY WILL BE SHOWN IN VARIOUS HOUSING ESTATES TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE RULES OF DRIVING AND THE PEDESTRIAN CODE.
STUDENTS WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REFRESH THE IR BASIC ROAD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SEMINARS ORGANISED IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS.
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