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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1984

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NEW FIXED PENALTY FORMS

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TWO FIXED PENALTY FORMS WHICH ARE PRESCRIBED BY LAW HAVE BEEN REVISED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES TO THE FIXED PENALTY LEGISLATION.

THESE FORMS WILL BE USED FROM AUGUST 25 WHEN THE NEW ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE COMES INTO FORCE.

THE REVISED FORMS TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGES TO THE LIST OF OFFENCES RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL UNDER A FIXED PENALTY (TRAFFIC CONTRAVENTIONS) (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL ENACTED ON JUNE 14, AND A RESOLUTION UNDER THE FIXED PENALTY (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ORDINANCE MADE ON JUNE 27.

ROAD SAFETY DAY IN KWUN TONG

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A ROAD SAFETY DAY WILL BE HELD IN THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND IN KWUN TONG ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 5) AFTERNOON.

IT WILL FEATURE A DRAMA ON SAFE DRIVING, A VARIETY SHOW AS WELL AS CYCLING AND FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATIONS,

CYCLING FANS CAN ALSO TAKE PART IN A SKILL TEST OR CYCLE THROUGH A ROAD SAFETY TOWN TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

A VITALITY TEAM FROM A LOCAL TELEVISION STATION WILL BE PRESENT TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS ON HOW TO DEVELOP STRONG AND GRACEFUL BODIES THROUGH EXERCISES.

BEFORE THE ROAD SAFETY DAY STARTS AT 2.15 PM, A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS WILL SELECT FROM AMONG FOUR DECORATED COACHES, THE BEST DECORATIONS WHICH CAN CONVEY THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGES.

FORTY MEMBERS FROM LOCAL SCHOOL PATROL TEAMS WILL LATER TRAVEL IN THE COACHES AROUND THE DISTRICT AND DISTRIBUTE PUBLICITY LEAFLETS TO PASSERS-BY.

THE ROAD SAFETY DAY AND THE COACH PARADE ARE PART OF A SEVEN- WEEK KWUN TONG DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTED IN MID-JUNE.

THE CAMPAIGN IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.

OFFICIATING AT THE ROAD SAFETY DAY OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CLAYMON LAI, THE ACTING DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR S.C. WU; THE SENIOR STAFF OFFICER OF TRAFFIC KOWLOON, MR R.M.A. HARPER; AND A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR WONG LAM.

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