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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992
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MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION WHO WERE MANUFACTURERS OR IMPORTERS SHOULD BE MADE FULLY CONVERSANT WITH THEIR RESPONSIBILITY RELATING THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRICAL GOODS, HE ADDED.
HE ALSO URGED THE ASSOCIATION то CONSIDER, THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS, PROMOTIONS OF THE USE OF SAFE DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES IN SUPPORT OF THE REGULATIONS.
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THE "ULTIMATELY, CONSUMERS MUST BE MADE AWARE THAT MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE SELECTION OF ELECTRICAL GOODS, AND YOUR ASSOCIATION'S ROLE IN THIS AREA OF ACTIVITY SHOULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED, HE SAID.
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GOVT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT ON ROAD SAFETY
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THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TONIGHT (FRIDAY) REAFFIRMED GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY AND REDUCING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AS ONE OF THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF GOVERNMENT'S TRANSPORT POLICY.
SPEAKING AT A DINNER TO COMMEMORATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, MR LEUNG OUTLINED THE MEASURES TAKEN IN RECENT YEARS TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY.
THESE INCLUDED THE LAUNCHING OF EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES, EXTENDING THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATIONS TO PRIVATE ROADS IN AND INTRODUCING SPECIAL DRIVING RULES ON EXPRESSWAYS UNDER THE EXPRESSWAY LEGISLATION IN 1991.
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MR LEUNG SAID FURTHER MEASURES WERE BEING CONSIDERED TO TACKLE THE OVERLOADING OF GOODS VEHICLES TO REDUCE SAFETY HAZARDS ON ROADS.
"PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO STEP UP THE INSPECTION OF GOODS VEHICLES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ROADWORTHY.
"FOR PASSENGERS' SAFETY, A REQUIREMENT TO FIT REAR SEAT BELTS IN NEW PRIVATE CARS AND POSSIBLE COMPULSORY MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLE DRIVERS ARE BEING LOOKED INTO, HE ADDED.
MR LEUNG REAFFIRMED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS WHICH HAD PROVED EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ACCIDENTS.
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HE SAID DESPITE AN INCREASE OF 32% IN VEHICLE OWNERSHIP SINCE 1982, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAD FALLEN BY 16% AND THE RESULTANT DEATHS 32% IN 1991.
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