TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1986
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A MAJOR AIM IN 1986 WILL BE DEVELOPMENT OF A FULLY COMPUTERISED VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE TO CATER FOR BIGGER THROUGHPUT IN INSPECTING GOODS VEHICLES. THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY PURSUING THE BUILDING OF A FULLY COMPUTERISED VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE.
+WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL CENTRALISE MOST OF THE ANNUAL VEHICLE INSPECTION, WORK AND, FURTHERMORE, IT WILL ENABLE THE POLICY OF ANNUAL INSPECTION OF ALL GOODS VEHICLES TO BE ACHIEVED, THE PAPER SAYS.
THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL WAS SET UP IN 1983 TO REPLACE THE STANDING CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY, CHANGING FROM BEING MAINLY A CO-ORDINATOR OF EXECUTIVE ACTION INTO A BODY WHICH ALSO DEVELOPS PROPOSALS TO PREVENT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND PROVIDES ADVICE ON POLICIES TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
APART FROM CO-ORDINATING THE WORK OF THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE COUNCIL CONTINUES TO SEEK TO HARNESS COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND BY MEANS OF CAMPAIGNS, MEDIA PUBLICITY AND EDUCATION TO SPREAD THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE AND RAISE THE COMMUNITY'S LEVEL OF ROAD SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS.
THE COUNCIL IS CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OPERATIONS, AND HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRANSPORT BRANCH AND THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION; THE TRAFFIC WING OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE; TRANSPORT, EDUCATION, INFORMATION SERVICES AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS; BRITISH FORCES, HONG KONG; THE HONG KONG ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION AND THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MOTORISTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
COPIES OF THE ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY PAPER ISSUED BY THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.
MEET THE MEDIA
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THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MR JOSEPH LEI, WILL MEET THE MEDIA ON THURSDAY (JULY 17) AT 4 PM IN THE GIS PRÉSS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
J