FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1988
GOVT EFFORTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY IN TRANSIT SERVICE AREA
A
ON
то ENHANCE AS PART OF A CO-ORDINATED EFFORT BY THE GOVERNMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS
THE OF
LIGHT RAIL
MESSAGE, TRANSIT SAFETY
WILL BE BROADCAST 30-SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TELEVISION FROM TOMORROW, A SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE
J
"OBSERVE MARKINGS"
AND "GET TO KNOW THE NEW ROAD SIGNS TRAFFIC LIGHTS" AND "CROSS AT PROPER CROSSINGS" ARE THE MAIN MESSAGES.
TWO SEPARATE RADIO MESSAGES, ONE TARGETTED AT MOTORISTS AND THE FROM TODAY. THE GOVERNMENT OTHER AT PEDESTRIANS, ARE AIRED ON RADIO
IN TUEN WILL ALSO PRODUCE SLIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO BE SHOWN IN CINEMAS MUN AND YUEN LONG TO FURTHER PUBLICISE THE SAFETY RULES.
TRANSPORT IN HONG OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THAT WELL
THE AWARE OF
NEW TRAFFIC SERVICE AREA TRANSIT
ENSURE
TO
"AS THE LRT SYSTEM 19 A NEW MODE OF PUBLIC KONG, THE GOVERNMENT FEELS THAT IT IS BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRAINS ARE
ROAD
THE SIGNS AND
MARKINGS IN SAFETY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
M
NEW ROAD
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PRODUCED A LEAFLET TO EXPLAIN THE
IN THE AREA AND TO URGE MOTORISTS AND SIGNS AND ROAD MARKINGS
AND NOT TO PEDESTRIANS TO OBEY THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNS TRESPASS INTO THE LIGHT RAIL RESERVE AREA.
URGED PEDESTRIANS ARE
ΤΟ USE PROPER FOOTBRIDGES FOR CROSSING THE LRT TRACKS.
CROSSINGS AND
NEARBY
TUEN MUN AND THE LEAFLET WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS IN
YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICES AND YUEN LONG THROUGH THE TUEN MUN AND THE POLICE.
THE LATEST ISSUE
PUBLICATION
A OF THE ROAD SAFETY QUARTERLY, PRODUCED BY THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL, ALSO FEATURES LRT SAFETY, COPIES
WILL BE AVAILABLE OF THE QUARTERLY
SHORTLY FOR DISTRIBUTION TO MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN.
MEANWHILE, A FIVE-MINUTE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMME,
INFORMATION SERVICES
GOVERNMENT
JOINTLY PRODUCED BY THE TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL ALSO FEATURE LRT SAFETY.
"METRORAMA" + AND RADIO
HAS FILMING
BEEN COMPLETED
AND
THE
SPECIAL
EPISODE WILL
BE SHOWN ON THE TWO TELEVISION STATIONS ON AUGUST 22 AND AUGUST 27.
THE ROAD SAFETY LRT SAFETY HAS BEEN PUBLICISED IN ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARDS.
CAMPAIGNS
/THE ROAD