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+AERIES OF PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED TO ENH...E PESIDENTS' AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE,

EDESTRIAN SAFETY AND CYCLING SAFETY, HE SAID.

+THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONDUCT SITE VISITS TO TRAFFIC BLACK-SPOTS AND RECOMMEND REMEDIAL ACTION TO THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HE ADDED.

THE ROAD SAFETY DAY PROGRAMME FEATURED PARADES BY SCHOOL ROAD SAFETY PATROL TEAMS, BAND PERFORMANCE, GAMES STALLS AND COMPUTER

AMES STALLS, A +TONGUE-TWISTER+ COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN, A

•IATURE +ROAD SAFETY CITY+, DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE USE OF SEAT- BELTS, AN EXHIBITION OF ROAD SAFETY AND A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.

REGISTER OF FIRMS USEFUL FOR SURVEY.

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT MAINTAINO COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE COMPUTERISED CENTRAL PELISTER AROUND CR 37 ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG TO SERVE MAINLY A. THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR ITS SURVEYS ON BUSINESS UNDERTAK I 20. MANY OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO USE THE REGISTER FOR PUBLICITY, SURVEY AND RESEARCH WORK, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ALSO FENEFIT FROM THE REGISTER BY MAKING USE OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS RECORDED IN IT FOR MARKET RESEARCH, STATISTICAL SURVEY, BUSINESS AND PRODUCT PPOMOTION PURPOSES, HE SAID.

IN THIS CONNECTION, APPLICATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SUPPLY OF A PHOTOCOPY OR A MAGNETIC TAPE OF THE LISTING OF NON-CONFIDENTIAL PARTICULAR SUCH AS THE NAME, THE ADDRESS, THE MAJOR TYPE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND THE EMPLOYMENT SIZE CLASS OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE CHARGES LEVIED FOR THIS SERVICE ARE:

(A) $2 PER PHOTOCOPY CONTAINING ABOUT 10 ESTABLISHMENTS, AND (B) $330 PER STREAM HOUR OF COMPUTER TIME IF THE INFORMATION

IS REQUIRED ON A MAGNETIC TAPE PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT,

FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICE MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING THE CENTRAL REGISTER SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT AT 5-446389.