THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1985
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AIMED AT ENCOURAGING SAFE DRIVING HABITS AND HIGHLIGHTING THE DANGERS OF JAYWALKING, THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING CARRIED OUT IN TWO PHASES, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WILL BE EDUCATIONAL FOLLOWED BY ENFORCEMENT.
STARTING FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 23), PAMPHLETS, POSTERS AND STICKERS EMPHASISING THE EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN BUSY STREETS, AS WELL AS IN SCHOOLS, COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT, WHILE THE POLICE WILL BE MOBILISED TO ADVISE RESIDENTS TO USE CORRECT ROAD CROSSING FACILITIES.
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TWO WEEKS LATER, THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST JAYWALKERS AND CARELESS DRIVERS.
OFFICIATING AT SUNDAY'S OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHAM SIU-LEUN; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR VINCENT KO; POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER (CENTRAL), MR G.H. COX; AND POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER (WESTERN), MR DAVID DEPTFORD.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY DAY AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 22) AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, CENTRAL.
CUSTOMS COPYRIGHT DIVISION COMMENDED
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THE COPYRIGHT DIVISION OF THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BUREAU WAS COMMENDED TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR ITS EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT IN PROTECTING THE COPYRIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES FILM INDUSTRY.
IN APPRECIATION OF ITS EFFORTS, THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE EAST ASIA FILM AND VIDEO SECURITY OFFICE OF THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATION, MR FRANK KNIGHT, PRESENTED CERTIFICATES OF MERIT TO THE HEAD OF THE BUREAU, SENIOR SUPER INTENDENT MAK KAM-LAU, AND SIX SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DIVISION - SUPERINTENDENT LO MAN-HUNG, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SUEN WING-YIU, SENIOR INSPECTORS CHOW KWONG, I. HEBRAHIM, WONG CHING-LIM AND KO CHI-LOK.
LAST YEAR THE DIVISION SEIZED A TOTAL OF 1 947 PIRATED VIDEO TAPES WORTH $667 000 IN 26 OPERATIONS AND ARRESTED 46 PEOPLE.
THE DIVISION HAD CARRIED OUT TEN OPERATIONS IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YEAR AND SEIZED 3 644 PIRATED VIDEO TAPES WORTH $1.33 MILLION. TEN PEOPLE WERE ALSO ARRESTED.
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