SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1985
WARNING SIGNS SET UP AT TRAFFIC SLACK SPCTS
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WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN SET UP AT VARIOUS TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS IN WUN TONG URGING PEOPLE TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN CROSSING ROADS.
LED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUM TONG DISTRICT BOARD SAFETY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR POON CHI-FAI, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND SCHOOL PATROL TEAM MEMBERS TODAY (SATURDAY) PUT UP THE WARNING SIGNS NEAR THE TOWN CENTRE.
MR POON SAID: +FROM JULY 1984 TO JUNE 1985, THEPE WERE 92 ACCIDENTS IN THE AREA, OF WHICH 55 INVOLVED PEDESTRIANS.
+AT THE JUNCTION OF HIP WO STREET AND YUET WAH STREET ALONE
14 ACCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD.
MR POON EXPRESSED THE HOPE THE WARNING SIGNS, AS WELL AS THE FORTHCOMING ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN, WOULD HELP LOWER ACCIDENT FIGURES
IN THE DISTRICT.
THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WILL START ON NOVEMBER 3 (SUNDAY) WITH A ROAD SAFETY DAY AT THE HONE NING ROAS PLAYGROUND.
IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS OF TRAFFIC +EXHORTATION+ TO PEDESTRIANS, AND ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST JAYWALKERS.
REFUSE COLLECTION POINT TO BE BUILT *****
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT AND PUBLIC TOILET AT ON CHING ROAD, HUNG HOM,
OCCUPYING ABOUT 150 SQUARE METRES, THE THREE-STOREY BUILDING WILL HAVE A REFUSE COLLECTION POINT WITH ANCILLARY FACILITIES, A PUBLIC TOILET, AN OFFICE AND A STOREROOM.
WORK ON THE URBAN COUNCIL PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY 1986 AND WILL TAKE NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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