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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1983

ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE FOR TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS ******

THE ROAD ACCIDENTS WRECK LIVES+ MESSAGE WAS CONVEYED TO TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING THROUGH FOUR HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES HELD AT THE SHA TSUI ROAD PLAYGROUND.

THE ROAD SAFETY NIGHT, WHICH BEGAN AT 6 PM, INCLUDED A CYCLING COMPETITION, A MINI ROAD SAFETY TOWN, A SEAT BELT DEMONSTRATION, AND A PARADE BY THE ROAD SAFETY PATROL TEAMS.

SPEAKING AT AN OPENING CEREMONY, THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ELAINE CHUNG, SAID THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S PUBLICITY DRIVE WAS ON SAFETY FOR THE PEDESTRIANS AND THE TARGET GROUP WAS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

+STATISTICS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR SHOW THAT 35 PER CENT OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS WERE PEDESTRIANS AND - MAJORITY OF THEM WERE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, SHE SAID.

TONIGHT'S EVENT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN BEING ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND THE POLICE.

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE AN ON-STREET EDUCATION PROGRAMME BY THE POLICE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY PROSECUTION OF CARELESS MOTORISTS AND JAYWALKERS.

ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WERE THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR D.J. GALLOWAY, AND THE DIVISIONAL SUPERINTENDENT, TRAFFIC DIVISION (NEW TERRITORIES), MR RON CLIBBORN-DYER.

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TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OFFER SHORT COURSES

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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FOR 76 SHORT COURSES OFFERED BY THE FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES UNDER THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL FOR SESSION 1983/84.

THESE SHORT COURSES COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS TO UPDATE THE SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED.

THE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MARINE AND FABRICATION, TEXTILE, CLOTHING AND DESIGN.

LAW, TAXATION, ACCOUNTING, MANAGEMENT THEORY AND COMPUTER PROCESSING ARE SOME OF THE COMMMERCIAL STUDIES OFFERED.

/CLASS MEETINGS