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SUNDA, JUNE 2, 1985
GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR U.K.
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR LONDON THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING.
HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE.
SIR EDWARD WILL ATTEND A DINNER TO BE GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER FOR MR ZHAO ZIYANG, PREMIER OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
HE WILL ALSO CALL ON MR RICHARD LUCE, MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.
ROAD ACCIDENTS ON DECLINE **** *
THERE WAS AN ENCOURAGING REDUCTION IN ROAD ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES IN 1984 - A 10.2 PER CENT DROP IN ACCIDENTS AND AN 8.5 PER CENT DROP IN CASUALTIES COMPARED WITH 1983 FIGURES.
THESE STATISTICS ARE CONTAINED IN THE 1985 EDITION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY PAPER, JUST ISSUED BY THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL.
THE PAPER NOTES THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DROP IN CASUALTIES WAS FOR PEDESTRIANS SOME 11.8 PER CENT.
+HOWEVER, PEDESTRIANS STILL ACCOUNTED FOR 61.2 PER CENT OF THOSE KILLED AND 34.8 PER CENT OF THOSE INJURED AND THEY REMAIN THE ROAD-USER GROUP MOST AT RISK IN HONG KONG.
+FOR THIS REASON, THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ITS EFFORTS ON SEEKING IMPROVEMENT TO PEDESTRIAN ROAD FACILITIES AND ON RAISING THE LEVEL OF ROAD SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DAILY WALK OUR STREETS.+
THE PAPER POINTS OUT THAT THE NEW TRAFFIC LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN AUGUST 1984 CONCENTRATED UPON STRENGTHENING EXISTING REGULATIONS CONTROLLING THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES, THE USE OF VEHICLES, DRIVING BEHAVIOUR, CYCLING BEHAVIOUR AND PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOUR.
+IN ADDITION, NEW REGULATIONS WERE INCLUDED TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF FEWER BUT CLEARER ROAD SIGNS AND ESTABLISHED A DRIVING- OFFENCE POINTS SYSTEM UNDER WHICH A DRIVER CAN BE DISQUALIFIED WHEN HE ACCUMULATES A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF POINTS FOR SPECIFIED OFFENCES OVER A SET PERIOD (ALL THE OFFENCES ARE SAFETY RELATED).+
/THE PAPER
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