THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1987
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ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN WAN CHAI
AN INTENSIVE EFFORT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF ROADS WILL BE LAUNCHED IN WAN CHAI ON SATURDAY (JULY 25) WITH THE OPENING OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL LATE SEPTEMBER, IS ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP, WHOSE MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, THE POLICE AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
DURING THE CAMPAIGN, A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD TO PUBLICISE ROAD SAFETY MEASURES, INCLUDING OPENING CEREMONY CUM CYCLING SAFETY DAY, A CYCLING SAFETY WEEK, TALKS FOR THE AGED, A ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION WEEK AND AN ENFORCEMENT WEEK, A MODEL PEDESTRIAN COMPETITION, AND A CLOSING CEREMONY CUM FUN FAIR.
LEAFLETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD ADVISING THEM OF WHAT THEY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT DO WHILE ON THE ROAD, AND STICKERS BEARING THE CAMPAIGN'S MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO CAR DEALERS AND CAR PARKS.
WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAMME WAS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROPER USE OF ROADS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS ROAD USERS. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WOULD BE PUT ON GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO CHILDREN UNDER 14 AND THE ELDERLY PEOPLE OVER 60, WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE TWO GROUPS MOST VULNERABLE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
"RESIDENTS WILL BE ALERTED TO TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS IN THE DISTRICT DURING THE CAMPAIGN AND WILL BE ASKED TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC RULES, AND TO ASSIST THE DISABLED. IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED, THE PUBLIC WILL BE MORE AWARE OF ROAD SAFETY MEASURES, AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WILL BE REDUCED," MR GARCIA SAID.
THE OPENING OF THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN, WHICH WILL START AT 10.30 AM IN SOUTHORN PLAYGROUND WILL BE OFFICIATED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WORKING GROUP, MR STEPHEN WONG; DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER, MR LAU TO-YEE. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SHOW FEATURING LION DANCE, CYCLING PERFORMANCES AND SINGING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN OPENING CEREMONY CUM CYCLING SAFETY DAY TO BE HELD AT 10.30 AM ON SATURDAY (JULY 25) AT THE SOUTHORN INFORMATION OFFICER ELLEN CHAU WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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