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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1987
MRS WONG SAID THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN KOWLOON CITY IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE KOWLOON REGION.
"IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 9,023 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRED IN KOWLOON AND 836 OF THESE WERE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT," MRS WONG SAID.
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"AS MOST TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVE MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS, THE POLICE, IN ADDITION TO STEPPING UP ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST MOTORISTS, WILL EDUCATE PEDESTRIANS WHO DISREGARD THEIR OWN SAFETY AT ROAD CROSSINGS AND JAYWALKERS WILL FACE PROSECUTION,
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IN ORDER TO PUT ACROSS THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE AND TO AROUSE THE PUBLIC CONCERN, A MONTH-LONG ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED LAST MONTH.
IT WAS AIMED AT THREE TARGET GROUPS: PEDESTRIANS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ELDERLY PEOPLE AND CHILDREN UNDER 14; MOTORISTS, PARTICULARLY YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS; AND CYCLISTS.
A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES WERK ORGANISED TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY, THESE INCLUDED BOOKMARK DESIGN AND DRAWING COMPETITIONS, VISITS ΤΟ THE SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN, VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY TO DISSEMINATE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES, AND SELECTION OF MODEL PEDESTRIANS AT TRAFFIC BLACKSPOTS.
TODAY'S ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL INCLUDED GAMESTALLS, A ROAD SAFETY EXHIBITION BUS, MOBILE ROAD SAFETY TOWN, ROAD SAFETY EXHIBITION, A PUBLICITY TOUR BUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY MATERIALS.
THERE WERE ALSO DEMONSTRATIONS OF FOOT DRILL BY SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROL TEAMS AND PERFORMANCES BY THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL ROTARY BAND.
THE DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL WAS SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD AND JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.
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ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE KOWLOON DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG; DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG; HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR LAM WAI-KUEN; AND THE CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN, MR HUI IN-YING.
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