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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1984

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THE GAMES ADOPTED FOR THE ROAD SAFETY BUS WILL BE SELECTED FROM ENTRIES TO A TERRITORY-WIDE ROAD SAFETY COMPUTER PROGRAMME DESIGN COMPETITION TO BE HELD LATER IN THE YEAR.

MS O'HARA SAID THE GILMAN OFFICE MACHINES HOPED THE USE OF THE APPLE COMPUTER IN THE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WOULD HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN HONG KONG.

AT PRESENT, THE ROAD SAFETY BUS IS INSTALLED WITH A NUMBER OF ROAD SAFETY DISPLAYS, A VIDEO-RECORDER TO SHOW ROAD SAFETY FILMS AND SOME ELECTRONIC GAMES AIMED AT DRIVING HOME THE MESSAGE +SAFETY COMES FIRST ON THE ROAD+.

THE BUS IS A MAJOR FEATURE OF DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES. IT REGULARLY VISITS SCHOOLS, FACTORY AREAS, HOUSING ESTATES AS WELL AS DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY FUNCTIONS, ATTRACTING OVER 100 000 VISITORS A YEAR.

NEW SWIMMING POOL IN KWAI CHUNG OPENS

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FUNDS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAVE HELPED TO KEEP THE SWIMMING POOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME GOING IN BOTH THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR GRAHAM BARNES, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE NORTH KWAI CHUNG JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL, MR BARNES SAID THE CLUB HAD BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 10 SWIMMING POOL COMPLEXES.

HE SAID THE NEW POOL WILL BE MANAGED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FROM TODAY.

BUT HE ADDED THAT NTSD AMENITIES STAFF WILL COME UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE NEW PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL FROM APRIL NEXT YEAR.

+MOREOVER, WE WILL BE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE STAFF OF THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICES AS COLLEAGUES WITHIN THE SAME DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE SWIMMING ACTIVITIES AT THE POOL, HE SAID.

IN 1986 SWIMMING POOLS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT WILL COME UNDER THE NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL.

+WE MAY EXPECT TO WISH TO SHARE SOME OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUPERVISION WITH MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WILL THEN BE A SEPARATE KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT BOARD - AND OTHER INTERESTED PEOPLE,+ HE ADDED.

"THERE WOULD