SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1986
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GUIDE FOR MOTORISTS AVAILABLE
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED A BILINGUAL PAMPHLET ON THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS TO HELP MOTORISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LAW.
ENTITLED +KNOW YOUR ROAD TRAFFIC LEGISLATION - A GUIDE FOR MOTORISTS+, THE PAMPHLET CAN BE OBTAINED FREE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING OFFICES, PUBLIC ENQUIRIES COUNTERS OF DISTRICT OFFICES AND POST OFFICES.
SERVING AS A SIMPLE AND QUICK GUIDE FOR MOTORISTS, THE THREE- PAGE PAMPHLET SUMMARISES THE IMPORTANT POINTS OF THE REGULATIONS AND THEIR SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, COVERING ASPECTS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND USE OF VEHICLES, CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS, SPEED LIMITS, PARKING, VEHICLE LICENSING, MOTORCYCLE DRIVING TEST AND THE DRIVING-OFFENCE POINTS SYSTEM.
THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
IMPLEMENTED FROM AUGUST 25, 1984,
HAS SET NEW RULES FOR GENERAL MOTORISTS.
FUN DAY IN FANLING FOR HUNDREDS
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THERE WAS FUN FOR ALL AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THE FIRST NORTH DISTRICT BOARD FUN DAY AT THE FANLING PLAYGROUND TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE FULL-DAY PROGRAMME BEGAN WITH A FANCY CAR PARADE AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE GURKHA MARCHING BAND. FOLLOWED BY BUS TOURS ROUND THE DISTRICT, A PUPPET SHOW AND A POP CONCERT.
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OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CAMEL RIDES, AEROBICISE DEMONSTRATION AND A PAINTING CONTEST.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY IN THE EVENING OF THE POP CONCERT, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, SAID THAT TODAY'S FUN DAY OFFERED A RICH VARIETY OF EVENTS THAT BROUGHT MUCH FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT TO RESIDENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS.
+ THE SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE FUN DAY WAS THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS WERE PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN PREPARING, PLANNING AND ORGANISING THE ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD BOOST THE LINK BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND RESIDENTS, HE SAID.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR RAYMOND PANG, AND THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN WOTHERSPOON.
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