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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1983

ROAD SAFETY DRIVE LAUNCHED

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THE POLICE TODAY (SATURDAY) LAUNCHED A MONTH-LONG ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMME AT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS IN SHA TIN AND TAI PO.

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SHA TIN ROAD SAFETY MRS CHAN LO YIN-BING, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD TODAY SAID THE ABOVE ACTIONS WERE PART OF ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IN THE TWO DISTRICTS.

DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, TRAFFIC POLICEMEN WOULD STOP CARELESS DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS AND ADVISE THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ROAD SAFETY CODE, SHE SAID.

ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES AND JINGLES WOULD ALSO BE BROADCAST FROM POLICE VEHICLES IN BUSY STREETS.

WE ARE MAKING FULL USE OF VARIOUS PUBLICITY CHANNELS AND ARE ORGANISING DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO PUT ACROSS OUR MESSAGE,+ MRS CHAN SAID.

→TWO WEEKS LATER, THE POLICE WILL STEP UP LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY ISSUING SUMMONS TO DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS WHO FAIL TO ABIDE BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE, SHE WARNED.

ACCORDING TO POLICE STATISTICS, A TOTAL OF 116 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRED IN SHA TIN DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH THE 109 IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THE ROAD SAFETY DAY HELD AT THE SHA TIN POLICE STATION FEATURED GAMES STALLS, A MINI ROAD SAFETY TOWN, A ROAD SAFETY DISPLAY CENTRE, SEAT BELT CATAPULT DEMONSTRATION, A ROAD SAFETY BUS AND OTHER CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISPLAYS AND A SAFETY CYCLING DEMONSTRATION.

ALSO AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE SHA TIN DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR GWYN REES LLOYD; SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DONALD TSANG; SENJOR SUPERINTENDENT RONALD CLIBBON-DYER OF TRAFFIC DIVISION/NEW TERRITORIES: SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER/SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG, MR MAN TZE-FONG AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG.

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS COMPLETE HOSPITAL TRAINING

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TWELVE ASSISTANT OFFICERS OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO HAD COMPLETED AN IN-SERVICE HOSPITAL TRAINING COURSE AND PASSED THE FIRST AID AND HOME NURSING EXAMINATIONS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATES TODAY (SATURDAY).

AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES, MR LAI MING-KEE, PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATES.

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