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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1978
ADEQUATE MEANS TO RECOVER COSTS OF DAMAGES TO
PUBLIC PROPERTY
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ADEQUATE MEANS TO RECOVER THE COSTS OF REPAIRING DAMAGES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY CAUSED BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS PROVIDED THAT THE PERSON FROM WHOM THE DAMAGES ARE LEGALLY RECOVERABLE CAN BE IDENTIFIED.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON. JOHN HOBLEY, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. S.L. CHEN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY. MR. CHEN ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAD ADEQUATE MEANS TO RECCVER SUCH DAMAGES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY SUCH AS ROAD RAILINGS, ROAD PARTITIONINGS AND LAMP POSTS.
ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME ACHIEVES RESULT
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THE TREND IN THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CYCLISTS IS DECREASING AND THERE IS A DEFINITE DROP IN CASUALTIES AS WELL, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM DR. THE HON. HENRY HU, MR. JONES SAID: THERE HAS BEEN NO INCREASE RECENTLY IN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CYCLISTS, NOR IN THE NUMBER OF CYCLISTS INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.+
HE NOTED THAT SOME OF THE CREDIT FOR THIS MUST GO TO THE ROAD SAFETY PROGRAMME WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAIN CYCLISTS IN THE SAFE USE OF THE HIGHWAY.
TWO BILLS BECOME LAW
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THE PREVENTION OF BRIBERY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1978 AND THE MAGISTRATES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1970 WERE PASSED INTO LAW BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
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