SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1982
HOME SAFETY DRIVE STARTS
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MANY OF THE TRAGIC ACCIDENTS WHICH HAPPEN IN THE HOME COULD BE AVOIDED IF A FEW BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY MRS JANE AKERS-JONES WIFE OF THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AT THE OPENING OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN AT THE SHA KOK ESTATE.
THE 12-WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN BEGAN WITH AN EXHIBITION ON SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT HOME AND DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.
ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YIN NGAI SOCIETY WITH DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS, THE CAMPAIGN IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND EVER ORGANISED IN THE DISTRICT.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE YIN NGAI SOCIETY, MRS LEUNG HỌ CHUN-TİM SAID APART FROM THE EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT, THE CAMPAIGN ALSO FEATURED OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SEMINARS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND COOKING, PHOTOGRAPHIC, SLOGAN DESIGN AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS.
SHE POINTED OUT THAT ALL MATERIALS USED IN THE EXHIBITION WERE BASED ON THE BOOKLET +SAFETY STARTS AT HOME+ PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES.
FREE COPIES OF THIS HANDBOOK WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN THE DISTRICT THROUGH MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
+THE 20-PAGE BOOKLET IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE FEATURES DIFFERENT DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN THE HOME AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES,+ SAID MRS LEUNG.
SHE STRESSED THAT HOME SAFETY EDUCATION IS A LONG TERM ENDEAVOUR.
+IT REQUIRES THE COOPERATION OF GOVERNMENTS, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES. IDEALLY, CHILDREN SHOULD BE EDUCATED FROM EARLY CHILD- HOOD BY PARENTS WHO SET GOOD EXAMPLES FOR THEM TO FOLLOW.+
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