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SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1981

PRIME SITE FOR SALE ***

A VALUABLE SITE AT LUNG CHEUNG ROAD IS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE BY TENDER BY THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE SITE, MEASURING ABOUT 42 520 SQUARE METRES IS FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING A SHOPPING CENTRE.

IT CARRIES A BUILDING COVENANT OF $120 MILLION AND SHOULD BE DEVELOPED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 1986.

TENDER FORMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICES IN MURRAY BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND IN THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON.

THE SALE PLAN MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED AT THE TWO OFFICES.

WORK OF STANDING CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY

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DENSE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE INCREASE IN POPULATION AND THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD PLACED HEAVY DEMANDS ON HONG KONG'S TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE EARLY 70'S. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CORRESPONDINGLY INCREASED UNTIL THE SITUATION BECAME UNTENABLE.

IN ORDER TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM, THE GOVERNMENT SUGGESTED IN 1972 THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR A STANDING CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY (SCRS) TO CO-ORDINATE ACTION BY CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

THE SUGGESTION WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND THE STANDING CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DIRECTED THAT THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (OPERATIONS) BE THE CHAIRMAN AND OTHER CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SHOULD PROVIDE REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND MEETINGS.

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THESE DEPARTMENTS WERE THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,

INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, SUCH AS THE HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MOTOR ISTS AND THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, WERE ASKED TO JOIN THE CONFERENCE LATER.

THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE STANDING CONFERENCE IS THE RECENTLY FORMED ROAD SAFETY DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE ARE TO CO-ORDINATE ACTION BY THE VARIOUS INTERESTED PARTIES ON ROAD SAFETY TO ASSIST THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN CONDUCTING ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS AND IN DISSEMINATING ROAD SAFETY INFORMATION TO ADVISE, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO PREVENT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND TO MITIGATE THE IR CONSEQUENCES TO LIAISE WITH SIMILAR COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS AND TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES TO SUCH COUNCILS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS MIGHT BE NECESSARY.

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