THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1988
THE COMMITTEE ON SAFETY IN OUTDOOR PURSUITS IS A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL FOR RECREATION AND SPORT. IT IS FORMED ΤΟ CONSIDER SAFETY MATTERS AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND TO OTHER
ORGANISATIONS.
THE COMMITTEE RECENTLY COMPLETED A REPORT ON "LEARN-TO-SWIM" COURSES WHICH HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION ENDORSEMENT, MR WILSON SAID.
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THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT, HE SAID, WERE AIMED AT REDUCING THE RISK OF THE DROWNING OF PARTICIPANTS IN LEARN-TO-SWIM COURSES AND IMPROVING THE SWIMMING ABILITY OF THE POPULATION.
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LINE WITH THIS EMPHASIS, A GOVERNMENT API ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON "LEARNING TO SWIM" WOULD SHORTLY BE SCREENED ON TELEVISION, MR WILSON SAID.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON 1988 WATER SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR JOHN FORTUNE, SAID MANY ACCIDENTS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RECREATION AND SPORTS HAD BEEN FULLY APPRECIATED.
"IT IS ONLY SAFE TO SWIM WHERE THERE ARE PROPER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SO THAT IF YOU DO GET INTO TROUBLE THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT YOU WILL BE RESCUED, HE SAID.
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AS THERE CONTINUED TO BE A GROWING INTEREST AND INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN WATER SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THERE WAS AN INCREASING NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE WATER SAFETY CAMPAIGN MESSAGE OF "PLAY SAFE, LEARN TO SWIM", HE SAID.
то DRIVE HOME THE "PLAY SAFE" MESSAGE, A WATER SPORTS SAFETY DAY WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (MAY 29) AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE Į HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY WILL INCLUDE A SEA PARADE, VARIOUS WATER SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS AND A VIDEO SHOW,
TURNING TO LAND SPORTS SAFETY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON 1988 LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR PADDY BIRNEY, SAID IGNORANCE AND CARELESSNESS WERE OFTEN THE CAUSES FOR ACCIDENTS IN SPORT.
SAFETY CAMPAIGNS, TARGETTING GROUPS AND AGENCIES IN A POSITION TO INSTRUCT OR TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN LAND SPORTS, ARE THEREFORE STAGED VERY YEAR TO PROMOTE THE "PLAY SAFE" MESSAGE.
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A SIMILAR LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN CONSISTING OF CONFERENCE, AN EXHIBITION AND ACTIVITIES WAS BEING PLANNED AND BE HELD LATER THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
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