SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1989
NT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN BEGINS
THE CAUSES OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MANY FACTORS, BUT DRIVING TOO FAST AND PEDESTRIAN NEGLIGENCE REMAIN THE MAJOR ONES.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE REGIONAL COMMANDER OF NEW TERRITORIES, MR RICHARD SMALLSHAW, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1989/90 REGIONAL NEW TERRITORIES ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
MR SMALLSHAW SAID THE AIM OF THIS YEAR'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WAS TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OVER 60 YEARS OF AGE, AND INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS.
HE SAID THAT AS THE POPULATION OF THE NEW INCREASED AND THE ROAD NETWORK EXPANDED, THERE WAS LIKELIHOOD OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
"IN THIS YEAR'S CAMPAIGN A SERIES OF EVENTS ARE INVOLVE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
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HE NOTED THAT A ROAD SAFETY QUIZ FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES' HAD BEEN HELD AND THE PARTICIPATION WAS MOST ENCOURAGING.
A PROGRAMME OF VISITS BY THE ROAD SAFETY BUS HAD ALSO BEEN ORGANISED, COVERING IN PARTICULAR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES.
"FOR FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR WE HAVE PLANNED A CAMPAIGN ON THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT," MR SMALLSHAW SAID.
PARENTS PLAY KEY ROLE IN IMPROVING FAMILY LIFE
PARENTS HAVE A KEY ROLE TO PLAY IN IMPROVING THE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN, OMELCO MEMBER MRS SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PARENTHOOD" EXHIBITION AT SHUN TAK CENTRE, SHEUNG WAN.
RELATIONSHIP ROSANNA
TAM
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AND
MRS TAM SAID PARENTS SHOULD HAVE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY ALERTNESS. "IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME.
"THEY SHOULD
PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM SOCIAL WORKERS SHOULD THEY ENCOUNTER ANY DIFFICULTIES IN REARING THEIR CHILDREN.
HARMONIOUS NEIGHBOURHOOD OFFERING MUTUAL HELP, SHE SAID.
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RELATIONS ALSO HAD THE EFFECT OF
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