FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1986
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HEADMASTER APPOINTED TO NORTH DB
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THE HEADMASTER OF A SCHOOL IN SHEUNG SHUI, MR POON HUEN-WAI HAS BEEN APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD TO REPLACE A MEMBER WHO DIED IN MAY. THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BY THE
GOVERNOR.
MR POON, THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HONG KONG TAOIST ASSOCIATION TANG HIN MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL, WILL TAKE OFFICE FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO MARCH 31, 1988.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID MR POON IS INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY WORK AND VARIOUS RECREATION AND CULTURE PROGRAMMES.
+HE HAS MADE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+HE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF NUMEROUS COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE NORTH DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.+
MR POON WILL TAKE UP THE SEAT FORMERLY HELD BY MR LIU YUN-SUM.
ROAD SAFETY FOR ELDERLY STRESSED
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THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY HAS BEEN INCREASING IN RECENT YEARS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE SAFETY OF THE ELDERLY ON THE ROADS.
THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG, SAID THIS AT THE OPENING OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING.
MR FONG NOTED THAT IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR ABOUT ONE-FIFTH OF THE 426 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT INVOLVED THE ELDERLY AND MOST OCCURRED WHILE THEY WERE CROSSING THE ROAD.
+THOUGH THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR DROPPED BY 52 CASES COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, THIS INDICATES THAT MUCH ATTENTION SHOULD STILL BE PAID TO ROAD SAFETY.
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