FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1987
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YAU MA TEI TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY
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A WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN YAU MA TEI ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 4).
ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND ASSISTED BY THE POLICE, THE CAMPAIGN WILL FOCUS ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON ROAD TRAFFIC RULES AND ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY MEASURES.
FIFTY PUBLICITY SIGNBOARDS HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT 13 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BLACK SPOTS IN THE DISTRICT AND PAMPHLETS CONTAINING ROAD SAFETY INFORMATION HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.
AT THE OPENING CEREMONY IN KOWLOON PARK ON SUNDAY, A MINI ROAD SAFETY TOWN WILL BE SET UP WHERE CHILDREN CAN LEARN ROAD SAFETY MEASURES THROUGH A BICYCLE TRIP AROUND THE TOWN.
EXHIBITION PANELS DEPICTING THE TRAFFIC SITUATION IN YAU MA TEI AND GENERAL ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES WILL BE MOUNTED. A VIDEO FILM ON ROAD SAFETY WILL BE SHOWN.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, YAU MA TEI DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR TSANG YAM-PUI, DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH, SENIOR STAFF OFFICER (TRAFFIC KOWLOON), MR R.M.A. HARPER, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, MR DAVID KWAN.
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN ENTERTAINING PROGRAMME FEATURING DEMONSTRATIONS BY POLICE DOGS AND PERFORMANCES BY TELEVISION ARTISTES.
NOTE TO EDITORS
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE YAU MA TEI ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO BE HELD AT 2 PM ON SUNDAY AT THE SOCCER PITCH IN KOWLOON PARK.
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