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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1986
A ROAD SAFETY QUIZ FOR THE ELDERLY
INVOLVING THREE TEAMS OF OLD PEOPLE AND TV ARTISTES, WILL ALSO BE HELD DURING THE SHOW.
THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE QUIZ HAVE BEEN HELD DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS. THE THREE FINALIST TEAMS, REPRESENTING HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, WERE SELECTED TO COMPETE FOR THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID MEMBERS OF THE CHAMPION TEAM WILL EACH BE AWARDED A GOLD MEDAL WORTH $2 000 AND THE SECOND AND THIRD PRIZE WINNERS WILL EACH RECEIVE GOLD BULLION WORTH $1 500 AND $1 000 FROM MR RICHARD LEE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ZUNG FU CO. LTD.
THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO INCLUDE A LYRIC COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 12. CONTESTANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SING A LYRIC CENTRED ROUND ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES. THE WINNER FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP WILL BE GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS OF $1 500 $1 000 AND $500 BY THE ACTING CHIEF ENGINEER OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR CHAN KWEI-SANG.
DURING THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME, ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES WILL ALSO BE GIVEN THROUGH SONGS AND PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR ARTISTES.
WAN CHAI LAUNCHES ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN
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OLD PEOPLE AND CHILDREN ARE THE TWO +MOST AT RISK+ ROAD USERS AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TARGETTED AT THEM, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
HE MADE THE REMARK AT THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN AT NANYANG THEATRE THIS MORNING WHERE MORE THAN 1 000 ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE TREATED TO A FILM SHOW AND A PLAY ABOUT ROAD SAFETY.
MR GARCIA SAID THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN WERE TO PUBLICISE ROAD SAFETY MEASURES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS ROAD USERS TO ALERT THEM TO DANGEROUS TRAFFIC SPOTS AND PROBLEMS IN THE DISTRICT AND TO ENCOURAGE PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TARGET GROUPS THIS YEAR WERE OLD PEOPLE ABOVE 60 AND CHILDREN UNDER 14 SINCE THEY HAD BEEN STATISTICALLY IDENTIFIED AS TWO OF THE MOST AT RISK+ ROAD USERS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP OF THE CAMPAIGN, MR TERENCE TENG, SAID THAT THE CAMPAIGN WOULD LAST FOR ONE MONTH.
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