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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987
"REGULATION
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THE
ROAD TRAFFIC OF REGULATIONS PROHIBITS MOTOR-CYCLISTS FROM WEARING EARPHONES WHEN DRIVING," HE SAID.
WHICH IS WIDELY
(TRAFFI
CONTROL)
RADIO OR CASSETTE
ΤΟ THE DISTRIBUTED HOLDERS, EMPHASISES
"THE ROAD USERS' CODE, PUBLIC AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL DRIVING LICENCE THAT EARPHONES SHOULD NOT BE WORN WHILST DRIVING ANY VEHICLE.
FULL ATTENTION TO
AS LISTENING
"THE CODE ALSO ADVISES PEDESTRIANS TO GIVE THE TRAFFIC AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES, SUCH
HE ADDED. TO A RADIO OR CASSETTE WHILE CROSSING THE ROAD,
WHETHER THE
GOVERNMENT
H
HEARING,
WOULD CONDUCT ANY STUDY TO AS TO
GADGETS ON THE ASCERTAIN THE EFFECT OF PROLONGED LISTENING TO THESE
OF OF WEAKENING OR LOSS
MR USERS, SUCH AS THE POSSIBILITY
THE EFFECT OF CHAMBERS SAID THERE WAS AT PRESENT NO PLAN TO STUDY
TAPE PLAYERS PROLONGED LISTENING TO WALKMAN-TYPE RADIOS AND CASSETTE
DAMAGE TO HEARING ON HEARING, AS THERE WAS NO KNOWN CASE OF SERIOUS BEING CAUSED IN THIS WAY.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO INTENTION AT
PORTABLE OF
RADIOS REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS OR IMPORTERS PLAYERS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THEIR PROPER USE.
PRESENT TO
OR CASSETTE
POLICE COMPUTER CHECKS AVERAGE 5,700 A DAY
INTERCEPTED BY POLICE AN AVERAGE 5,700 PERSONS EACH DAY WERE
THE POLICE OF PLACES AND IN PUBLIC
CHECKED THROUGH *FFICERS OPERATIONAL NOMINAL INDEX COMPUTER SYSTEM (PONICS) BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1, HON DAVID 1986 AND OCTOBER 31, 1987, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE JEAFFRESON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING
JEAFFRESON
ADDED
TO A
THAT
QUESTION DURING
AVERAGE
YAN-LUNG, CHEUNG
MR
THE HON BY THE SAME PERIOD PATROLLING POLICE CARDS EACH DAY IDENTITY OF 808 OFFICERS ALSO CHECKED AN
SYSTEM THROUGH THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT'S IDENTITY CARD INFORMATION (ICIS),
DATA BASE.
RADIOS USING BEAT "PONICS IS THE POLICE CENTRAL
IT AT ALL TIMES THROUGH PATROLLING POLICE OFFICERS HAVE ACCESS TO
HE SAID. 1 THEIR REGIONAL COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTRES (RCCC)
RCCC
SOME 122 POLICE STAFF WERE DEPLOYED TO HANDLE ENQUIRIES MADE BY PATROLLING POLICE OFFICERS TO COMPUTER 24-HOUR DATA BASES IN THE AND IN THE CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU, HE ADDED.
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