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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1992
IS WHICH LIGHT ON
*WE ARE AWARE, HOWEVER, THAT ONE RESEARCH PROJECT, BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MAY THROW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCE AND POSSIBLE LEARNING PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY PRIMARY 1 PUPILS.
"THIS STUDY HAS STARTED BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO PUBLISH ITS FINDINGS ON THE ISSUE IN QUESTION FOR SOME TIME,' MR CHAN ADDED.
MEASURES TO CURB ILLEGAL CAR RACING * * * * *
THE POLICE TASK FORCES HAVE MOUNTED SOME 60 SPECIAL TO COUNTER ILLEGAL CAR RACING ACTIVITIES SINCE JANUARY ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR IAN STRACHAN, TOLD THE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
OPERATIONS 1990, THE LEGISLATIVE
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JAMES TO KUN-SUN, MR STRACHAN SAID OTHER MEASURES TAKEN INCLUDED THE SETTING UP OF TRAFFIC PATROLS, RADAR SPEED DETECTION AND ROAD BLOCK CHECKS TO DETECT OFFENDERS.
THE PUBLIC MADE 112 COMPLAINTS IN 1990, 89 IN 1991 AND 90 IN THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF THIS YEAR TO THE POLICE ABOUT NOISE NUISANCE CAUSED BY CARS.
SOME OF THESE COMPLAINTS MAY RELATE TO ILLEGAL CAR RACING. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED ON THE KOWLOON SIDE OF THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
MR STRACHAN SAID PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD WAS POPULAR AMONG ILLEGAL CAR RACERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF WEEKENDS.
HE ADDED THAT THOSE WHO TOOK PART WERE FAIRLY WELL ORGANISED AND WERE EXTREMELY ALERT TO POLICE ACTION.
FOR EXAMPLE, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TOWING TRUCKS TO CLEAR AWAY CARS THAT HAVE BROKEN DOWN.
THEY MAY ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN SPEED OBSERVATION, RADAR TRACKING DEVICES AND RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT TO MONITOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST THEM.
IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN CAR RACING AND THE MAXIMUM PENALTY IS A FINE OF $10,000 AND IMPRISONMENT OF 12 MONTHS AS WELL AS DISQUALIFICATION TO HOLD A DRIVING LICENCE FOR 12 MONTHS UPON CONVICTION.
"OTHER TRAFFIC OFFENCES SUCH AS SPEEDING, DRIVING WHILST DISQUALIFIED AND DRIVING WITHOUT INVOKED AS APPROPRIATE, MR STRACHAN SAID.
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