SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1985
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ROAD SAFETY DAY HELD IN KOWLOON CITY
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DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS ON THE ROADS AT ALL TIMES TO HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE TO RESIDENTS OF KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, AT THE OPENING OF THE KOWLOON CITY ROAD SAFETY DAY AT THE KO SHAN PARK THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.
MR JONES NOTED THAT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 12 709 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRED IN KOWLOON OF WHICH 3 911 CASES INVOLVED INJURIES.
+THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS AND IT WILL DO ITS BEST TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE REDUCED,+ HE SAID.
THE MAIN THEMES OF THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN KOWLOON CITY THIS YEAR ARE DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN NEGLIGENCE, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND CYCLING SAFETY, MR JONES SAID.
+THESE ASPECTS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN A DENSELY POPULATED DISTRICT LIKE KOWLOON CITY, HE SAID.
MR JONES ADDED THAT ROAD SAFETY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE MAIN CONSIDERATIONS WHEN TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MATTERS WERE DISCUSSED IN THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
+THE POLICE WILL ALSO INCREASE THEIR EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT IN THE COMING YEAR, HE SAID.
A NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES WERE ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS AT TODAY'S ROAD SAFETY DAY. THESE INCLUDED PERFORMANCES BY THE POLICE BAND, FOOT DRILL BY SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROL, FIRST AID DEMONSTRATION BY THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS DURING THE DAY WERE A MOBILE ROAD SAFETY TOWN AND A ROAD SAFETY EXHIBITION.
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