SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1987
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HUNDREDS JOIN ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN
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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOOK PART IN A SERIES OF FUN-FILLED AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN KOWLOON PARK TODAY (SUNDAY) TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE YAU MA TEI ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
A HIGHLIGHT WAS A MINI ROAD SAFETY TOWN TO TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN ROAD TRAFFIC RULES, AND EXHIBITS TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY ALSO ATTRACTED ATTENTION.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR IP KWOK-CHUNG, SAID THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN SERVED TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF ROAD TRAFFIC RULES AND ALSO PROMOTED ROAD SAFETY.
HE ALSO URGED MOTORISTS TO BE PATIENT WITH ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS, WHO WERE MORE VULNERABLE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, ACTION AGAINST JAYWALKERS WILL BE STEPPED UP TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC.
FIFTY PUBLICITY SIGNBOARDS TO DISSUADE PEDESTRIANS FROM JAYWALKING HAVE BEEN PUT UP AT TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS IN THE DISTRICT. PAMPHLETS ON ROAD SAFETY ARE ALSO BEING BISTRIBUTED TO CARELESS PEDESTRIANS.
AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY, PRIZES VERE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF A ROAD SAFETY QUIZ.
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER MR AUGUSTINE CHENG YAU MA TEI DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR TSANG YAM-PUI ; DISTRICT 'BOARD 'CHATRHAN, MR YIP WAH; SENIOR STAFF OFFICER (TRAFFIC KOWLOON), MR R.M.A. HARPER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, MR DAVID KWAN.
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THE WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI ROAD SAFETY ORGANISING COMMITTEE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE POLICE.
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