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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1984

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TO REACH THIS TARGET GROUP, A TEACHING KIT WAS PRODUCED LAST YEAR FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

+THE CHILDREN OF TODAY WILL BECOME TOMORROW'S ADULT ROAD USERS. THEY MUST BE TAUGHT THE LANGUAGE OF THE ROAD AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS, HE ADDED,

+THIS YEAR, WE HAVE GONE ONE STEP FURTHER BY INTRODUCING ROAD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE TO THE OLDER AGE GROUPS, 1.E. YOUNGSTERS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 13 AND 15,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE KIT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPLETES THE SERIES OF TEACHING KITS ON ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION.

+ IT CONTAINS INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR TEACHERS OF ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL STUDIES,+ HE SAID.

THE BILINGUAL KIT CONSISTS OF TEACHING NOTES ON +PEDESTRIAN SAFETY+, +CYCLING+, +TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS+ AND +SCHOOL CROSSING PATROLS+, WITH SUGGESTED DISCUSSION TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES, THREE SHORT INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS ON THE FIRST THREE TOPICS AND TEACHING AIDS IN THE FORM OF CHARTS.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE, THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION SPOKE AT TODAY'S SEMINAR. TOGETHER WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THESE ORGANISATIONS WERE INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF THE TEACHING KITS FOR BOTH SECONDARY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

AT THE SEMINAR PUBLICITY MATERIALS ON ROAD SAFETY WERE

DISTRIBUTED TO TEACHERS AS TEACHING AIDS.

COPIES OF THE KIT ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOAN TO SCHOOLS AT THE AUDIO VISUAL RESOURCE LIBRARY OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN ROOM 228, LEE GARDEN, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY DIALLING 5-8392362.

ADVICE ON TRAVEL TO INDIA ****

GIVEN THE PRESENT UNCERTAIN SITUATION IN INDIA IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSASSINATION OF MRS GANDHI, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WISHES TO ADVISE HONG KONG RESIDENTS PLANNING A VISIT TO INDIA THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO POSTPONE THEIR TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE TIME BEING.

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