TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1983
KWUN TONG PROMOTES ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE
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A NINE-DAY ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN, TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE THAT +ROAD ACCIDENTS WRECK LIVES+, WILL BE HELD IN KWUN TONG STARTING SATURDAY (JUNE 25).
ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE CROSSWORD PUZZLES, QUIZZES FOR SECONDARY AND PRIMARY STUDENTS, FILM SHOWS, PHOTO COMPETITIONS AND VISITS TO HOMES FOR THE AGED.
SCHOOL CHILDREN, WORKERS, HOUSEWIVES, THE ELDERLY PEOPLE, THE HANDICAPPED AND NEW IMMIGRANTS FROM CHINA WILL BE THE TARGET GROUPS IN THIS ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
AN OPENING CEREMONY AND AN EXHIBITION, AT WHICH THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN MAK, AND THE DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR BRIAN WIGLEY, WILL OFFICIATE, WILL BE HELD AT THE MAIN SQUARE OF TELFORD GARDENS IN KOWLOON BAY AT 1.30 PM ON SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A LION DANCE BY KWUN TONG JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS, PERFORMANCES BY THE KWUN TONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR AND THE HONG KONG CYCLIST ASSOCIATION, A POLICE DOG SHOW, A MAGIC SHOW AND SINGING BY TV ARTISTS.
HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WILL BE A MINIATURE ROAD SAFETY TOWN TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ON ROAD SAFETY RULES AND CODES. CAPTAIN SAFETY, A CHARACTER CREATED FOR THE CAMPAIGN, WILL ALSO BE PRESENT TO DISTRIBUTE POSTERS.
TO ROUND OFF THE CAMPAIGN ON JULY 3 (SUNDAY), A REMOTE- CONTROLLED RACING CAR COMPETITION FOR SOME 60 CONTESTANTS WILL BE HELD AT THE TSUI PING ROAD RECREATION GROUND AT 10 AM.
STARTING AT 2 PM, THERE WILL BE PERFORMANCES BY THE POLICE BAND, A TELEMATCH, BICYCLE PERFORMANCES. SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROL PARADE INSPECTION, AND PRESENTATION OF PRIZES TO WINNERS OF THE COMPETITIONS AND QUIZZES HELD DURING THE CAMPAIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND FINANCED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AT $50 000.
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