THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1982
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SIR PHILIP COMMENDS LIFE GUARD CLUB
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, PAID TRIBUTE TODAY (THURSDAY) TO THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB FOR ITS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
SIR PHILIP WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLUB'S TASMANIAN NIGHT+ WHICH INCLUDED THE PRESENTATION OF LIFE SAVING AWARDS.
THE CLUB HAS TRAINED THOUSANDS OF LIFE GUARDS WHO, TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT LIFE GUARDS, HAVE PROVIDED AN INVALUABLE SERVICE AT PUBLIC BEACHES AND SWIMMING POOLS, HE POINTED OUT.
+THEY HAVE SAVED MANY LIVES AND THE COMMUNITY IS INDEBTED
TO THEM, + SIR PHILIP SAID.
HE ALSO THANKED ALDERMAN PLAISTER, THE LORD MAYOR OF HOBART AND PRESIDENT OF THE TASMANIAN BRANCH OF THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY, FOR BEING INSTRUMENTAL IN PROMOTING AUSTRALIAN LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES IN HONG KONG.
MAYOR PLAISTER IS CONCURRENTLY LIFE GOVERNOR OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY AND THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB.
+THE CLUB ALSO ORGANISES MANY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING HANDICAPPED AND DISABLED CHILDREN.
+NOR MUST I FORGET TO MENTION THE LADIES SECTION OF THE CLUB. WHICH RUNS FREE TRAINING COURSES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN OF ALL AGES,+ SIR PHILIP SAID.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY MEASURES IN HUNG HOM AND TO KWA WAN
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BUS JOURNEY TIME ALONG MA TAU WAI ROAD AND TO KWA WAN ROAD IS EXPECTED TO BE SHORTENED CONSIDERABLY WHEN NEW TRAFFIC MEASURES ARE INTRODUCED NEXT MONDAY (OCTOBER 18).
GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA WILL ALSO BE IMPROVED WITH THE DESIGNATION OF URBAN CLEARWAYS.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST PHASE OF A THREE-STAGE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRIORITY SCHEME TO EASE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN HUNG HOM AND TO KWA WAN.
/THE PLAST