SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1985
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SPEECH COMPETITION FOR YAU MA TEI STUDENTS
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THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, TODAY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EDUCATION AT A TIME WHEN HONG KONG IS MOVING TOWARD CHANGES IN ITS POLITICAL SYSTEM.
+IT IS VITAL THAT THE COMMUNITY LEARN ABOUT CIVIC EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG, HE SAID.
SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH COMPETITION, MR CHENG SAID SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS HAVE A VITAL ROLE TO PLAY IN HELPING THE YOUNGER GENERATION DEVELOP A SENSE OF CIVIC MINDEDNESS.
THE COMPETITION, TO COINCIDE WITH THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR, IS ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI EAST AREA COMMITTEES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
MR CHENG SAID AREA COMMITTEES PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY AS THEY ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ORGANISING NUMEROUS HEALTHY EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS.
STUDENTS FROM 18 SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE SPEECH COMPETITION TO BE HELD AT THE YAU MA TEI KAIFONG ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOL TODAY (SUNDAY). A SPOKESMAN OF THE AREA COMMITTEE SAID: +WE ARE TRYING TO EDUCATE YOUNGSTERS ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF COMMUNITY PROBLEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO DISCOVER YOUNG TALENT IN SPEECH.+
ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE EMPHASISES CARE
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A TOTAL OF 259 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT DURING THE FIRST MONTHS OF THIS YEAR INVOLVING THREE FATALITIES, 97 SERIOUS INJURIES AND 159 MINOR INJURIES.
THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR YAN, MR RAYMOND KWOK WAI-MING, AT A CARNIVAL MARKING THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN TODAY (SUNDAY).
MR KWOK CALLED ON DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS ALIKE TO BE MORE PATIENT WHEN USING THE ROAD.
+MANY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CAN BE AVOIDED IF DRIVERS ARE MORE CAREFUL AND PEDESTRIANS OBSERVE THE ROAD CROSSING CODE.
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