SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1990
NOTING THAT 146 ELDERLY PERSONS WERE KILLED AND ABOUT 2,000 INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS LAST YEAR, MRS GOODSTADT CALLED ON DRIVERS TO EXERCISE FORBEARANCE AND TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY.
"WHILE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES SHOULD BE READY TO ASSIST ELDERLY PERSONS IN CROSSING THE ROADS, SENIOR RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO PAY ATTENTION TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS,' SHE ADDED.
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CREATIVE IDEAS FROM STUDENTS IN IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, MR ROBERT LAW, SAID THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING THAT HE IS DELIGHTED WITH IDEAS PUT FORWARD BY STUDENTS IN FIGHTING POLLUTION AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.
MR LAW WAS SPEAKING AT A BRIEFING HELD FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM 20 SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS FINALISTS IN THE SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS SCHEME.
THE 20
SCHOOLS SELECTED HAVE PRODUCED PRACTICAL PROJECT PROPOSALS AS WELL AS CREATIVE IDEAS ON WAYS OF IMPROVING OUR ENVIRONMENT.
THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE SUGGESTIONS IN REDUCING WASTES, MAKING USE OF NATURAL ENERGY IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE, AND BUILDING MODEL TOWNS IN THE TERRITORY TO MINIMISE POLLUTION.
"THE PROPOSALS PUT FORWARD BY THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN MOST IMPRESSIVE AND IMAGINATIVE. THE STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED BOTH ΤΟ LOCAL POLLUTION PROBLEMS AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SUCH AS THE DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER," MR LAW SAID.
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"WITH A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS YOUNGER GENERATION, WE CAN BE SURE THAT A BETTER ENVIRONMENT IS IN SIGHT, HE ADDED.
THE TERRITORY-WIDE SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS SCHEME IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AND CO-SPONSORED BY DUTY FREE SHOPPERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
"THE OBJECTIVES OF THE AWARDS SCHEME ARE TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND TO CULTIVATE A RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. LAW SAID.
PUBLIC'S SENSE OF
THE THEME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THE SCHOOL TEAMS WILL DEVELOP WILL BE ON EITHER BUILDING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT OR FIGHTING POLLUTION,
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