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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1994
MEANS OF CURBING DRUNKEN DRIVING
THE
GOVERNMENT
TO
REDUCE THE
SEEKS ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL BY POLICE ENFORCEMENT ACTION, DRIVER EDUCATION, FUTURE, THROUGH ENHANCED LEGISLATIVE PROVISION.
WAS
OF INCIDENCE
TRAFFIC MEANS OF PUBLICITY, AND,
IN
TRANSPORT,
MR
HAIDER
THIS
BY THE SECRETARY FOR STATED BARMA, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
KOON-HO, OF DRIVING
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ROGER LUK MR BARMA SAID THERE WERE 38 PROSECUTIONS FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRINK OR DRUGS LAST YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION SINCE EXISTING LEGISLATION ON THE SUBJECT IS INADEQUATE, HE SAID.
|
'PRESENT
BB
NOT
FOR LIMITS LEGISLATION DOES
SET
ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS IN BREATH, BLOOD OR URINE BEYOND WHICH DRIVERS WILL PROSECUTED, NOR DOES IT REQUIRE DRIVERS TO BE SUBJECTED TO TESTS ESTABLISH SUCH ALCOHOL LEVELS,
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"PROPOSALS FOR AMENDING THE LEGISLATION SO AS TO REMEDY THESE DEFICIENCIES ARE NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL, WHICH 18 CHAIRED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OPERATIONS) AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES OF RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE CONCERNED WITH ROAD SAFETY."
BODIES.
REMIND THE INFLUENCE OF
IN ADDITION, HE SAID, PUBLICITY ON TELEVISION TO PUBLIC OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE ALCOHOL ARE BROADCAST REGULARLY, PARTICULARLY BEFORE MAJOR FESTIVALS.
"OPPORTUNITIES
ARE
ALSO
TAKEN AT ROAD HIGHLIGHT THE DANGERS OF DRUNKEN DRIVING.
기
SAFETY
CAMPAIGNS
TO
MR BARMA ADDED THAT THE SUBJECT HAD ALSO BEEN GIVEN COVERAGE IN PRODUCED BY TRANSPORT LATEST ISSUE OF "ROAD SAFETY QUARTERLY" DEPARTMENT.
THE
AUTOTOLL SYSTEM AT CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL EFFECTIVE
*
HAS SO FAR SYSTEM AT THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL THE AUTOTOLI PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE AND VARIOUS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE TUNNEL FOR TRANSPORT, MR COMPANY TO PROMOTE THE USE OF IT, THE SECRETARY HAIDER BARMA, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
MIRIAM LAU, MR CROSS HARBOUR
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON BARMA SAID THE NUMBER OF AUTOTOLL SYSTEM USERS AT THE TUNNEL HAD INCREASED FROM ABOUT 10,000 LAST AUGUST TO ABOUT 24,000 BY THE END OF LAST YEAR.
/HE SAID