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STATISTICS ALSO REVEALED THAT YOUNG CHILDREN WERE MORE ACCIDENT ONE THAN ADULTS.
THE ROAD SAFETY DAY'S PROGRAMME WILL BE OPENED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALAN SCOTT.
FOLLOWING A DRAGON DANCE ON MOTORCYCLES STAGED BY THE ROYAL CORPS OF TRANSPORT, THERE WILL BE A PROCESSION OF 478 CHILDREN REPRESENTING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS KILLED ON THE ROADS LAST YEAR, TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION.
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A VARIETY OF DISPLAYS ILLUSTRATING THE ROAD ACCIDENT STATISTICAL FIGURES OF 1981 AND OTHER FEATURES OF THE SUBJECT.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY'S ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME WILL BE A PRESENTATION OF THE RTHK PROGRAMME 'THE NEW GENERATION QUINTET' FEATURING FAMOUS SINGERS, SUCH AS ALBERT AU AND KEN CHOI WHO WILL HELP TO SPREAD THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES WHILE ENTERTAINING THE PUBLIC.
YOUNG CHILDREN WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE FUN AND LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIGHWAY SAFETY RULES BY VISITING THE SPECIALLY DESIGNED ROAD SAFETY TOWN OR BY TAKING PART IN THE CHESS BOARD GAME OR THE EYE TEST GAME.
A DEMONSTRATION SHOWING THE ADVANTAGES OF WEARING SEAT BELTS WILL TAKE PLACE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE.
CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY LTD. AND KOWLOON MOTOR BUS LTD. TOGETHER WITH FIVE MOTOR TRADING COMPANIES WILL DISPLAY THEIR LATEST BUS OR CAR MODELS AND INTRODUCE TO THE PUBLIC THE SPECIAL SAFETY FEATURES OF THE VEHICLES.
ADMISSION TO THE ROAD SAFETY DAY WHICH COMMENCES AT 2 PM WILL
BE FREE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE 1982 ROAD SAFETY DAY TO BE HELD IN THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT IN CENTRAL ON SUNDAY (MAY 30). MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE MAIN STAGE ARENA IN CHATER ROAD AT 1.50 PM WHERE THEY WILL BE ASSISTED BY GIS STAFF.
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