SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1993
GOVERNOR COMMENDS GOOD WORK OF ROAD SAFETY PATROL
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (SATURDAY) PRAISED THE VOLUNTARY SERVICE WHICH THE ROAD SAFETY PATROL HAD RENDERED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS IN PROMOTING NOT ONLY ROAD SAFETY BUT ALSO CIVIC COMMITMENTS TO THE WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG.
"THIS IS A MAGNIFICANT SCHEME AND YOU HAVE A JUSTIFIABLE
IN YOUR RECORD.
PRIDE
"EVERYDAY, THERE ARE 300,000 CHILDREN UNDER YOUR CARE. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED AT ROAD CROSSING POINTS UNDER YOUR CONTROL IN THE WHOLE OF THOSE 30 YEARS, MR PATTEN SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR WAS ADDRESSING THE ROAD SAFETY PATROL 30TH ANNIVERSARY REVIEW AT VICTORIA PARK WHICH WAS PARTICIPATED BY MORE THAN 1,500 ROAD SAFETY PATROL MEMBERS FROM 66 TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE
TERRITORY.
"I KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR TEACHERS AND YOUR FRIENDS TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR EFFORTS AND SO DO I AS GOVERNOR.
"IT IS A PARTICULAR TRIBUTE TO YOUR EFFORTS THAT DESPITE A LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CARS ON THE ROADS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND CASULTIES HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY, MR PATTEN SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR EXPRESSED HIS HOPE THAT WITH THE HELP OF THE SAFETY PATROL AND WITH A MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO MOUNT IN THE COMING YEAR, THE ROAD SAFETY RECORD IN HONG KONG COULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED.
MR PATTEN SAID THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROAD SAFETY PATROL WERE FAR WIDER THAN JUST PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY.
"YOU HAVE TAKEN PART IN OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, LIKE CLEAN HONG KONG, ANTI-NARCOTICS, FIGHT CRIME, CIVIC EDUCATION DAYS AND WALKS FOR MILLIONS.
"THAT IS FURTHER PROOF OF YOUR AND OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE'S COMMITMENTS TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, HE ADDED.
THE GOVERNOR CONCLUDED HIS ADDRESS BY PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE ROAD SAFETY PATROL SCHEME'S RECENT EXPANSION TO INCLUDE SOME KINDERGARTEN AND ELDERLY SERVICE CENTRES TO FURTHER PROMOTE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AMONG ALL AGE GROUPS IN HONG KONG.
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