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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1984

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TEACHING ROAD SAFETY THROUGH COMICS

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LARGE QUANTITIES OF ATTRACTIVELY DESIGNED PUBLICITY MATERIAL HAVE BEEN PRODUCED TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ABOUT ROAD SAFETY.

THESE INCLUDE 40 000 SETS OF CAPTAIN SAFETY STICKERS AND 120 000 COPIES OF A BILINGUAL CAPTAIN SAFETY COMIC BOOK.

EACH SET OF THE CAPTAIN SAFETY STICKERS CONSISTS OF EIGHT DIFFERENT DESIGNS, DEPICTING CAPTAIN SAFETY AND HIS ROBOT, AND FEATURING THE SIX POINTS IN THE ROAD CROSSING CODE.

A LARGE NUMBER OF COPIES HAS BEEN ALLOTTED TO SCHOOLS, LEAVING ABOUT 15 000 COPIES FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

REPORT TO BE MADE KNOWN

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DETAILS OF A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON 'ACCESS TO WAN CHAI RECLAMATION' WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS BRIEFING AT 11 AM ON TUESDAY (FEBRUARY 14) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF TUNG WAH MANSION, 201 HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG.

ATTENDING THE BRIEFING WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER

MISS LOLLY CHIU, AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANCIS HO.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE BRIEFING.

AIRPORT FIRE SUB-STATION BEING EXTENDED

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ONE OF THE TWO FIRE SUB-STATIONS AT KAI TAK AIRPORT IS TO BE EXTENDED.

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,

THE WORK WILL INVOLVE EXTENDING THE FOAM APPLIANCE HOUSE AND ADDING A LOCKER AND CHANGING ROOM FOR THE FIRE SUB-STATION AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

FACILITIES CURRENTLY PROVIDED INCLUDE AN APPLIANCE ROOM FOR THREE FIRE ENGINES, A WATCHROOM, A KITCHEN, A CANTEEN, A RECREATIONAL ROOM, OFFICES AND A STOREROOM.

WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START IN APRIL AND TAKE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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