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UK SECRETARY VISITING HK

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SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1986

THE PERMANENT SECRETARY OF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY, SIR PETE IDDLETON, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM MAY 26 TO 31.

DURING HIS STAY, SIR PETER WILL MEET THE GOVERNOR, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

HE WILL ALSO MEET THE SENIOR BRITISH TRADE COMMISSIONER AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BANKING, FINANCE, AND BUSINESS SECTORS.

SIR PETER WILL GO ON A HELICOPTER FAMILIARISATION TOUR AND VISIT THE CASTLE PEAK POWER PLANT AND THE UNIFIED STOCK EXCHANGE.

$120 000 RAISED FOR +NEW+ ROAD SAFETY TOWN

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THE ROAD SAFETY PUBLICITY COMMITTEE HAS SECURED SPONSORSHIP OF $120 000 FROM SIX PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF THE 16-YEAR-OLD SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN.

A PEDAL CAR TELEMATCH TITLED +CELEBRITY DRIVE GAME+ WAS HELD AT THE TOWN TODAY (SATURDAY) TO OFFICIALLY THANK THE SPONSORS INVOLVED.

OFFICIATING AT THE START OF THE CELEBRITY DRIVE GAME, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (TRAFFIC), ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE

ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MR JOHN CLEMENCE, SAID, THE TOWN WAS FIRST CONSTRUCTED IN 1970 AND SINCE THAT TIME MANY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN HAVE PASSED THROUGH ITS GATES AND BEEN INSTRUCTED IN THE BASICS OF ROAD SAFETY.

THE TOWN HAD ALSO PROVIDED AN OUTING FOR SUCH CHILDREN AND ITS SERVICES WERE IN VERY HEAVY DEMAND, HE ADDED.

+HONG KONG, AS WE ALL KNOW, HAS DEVELOPED ENORMOUSLY AND IT IS NOW CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO RE-DESIGN THE TOWN TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE MODERN HONG KONG ROAD CONDITIONS,+ MR CLEMENCE SAID.

HE REVEALED THAT RENOVATION WORK WOULD INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF A FOOTBRIDGE, REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND CHANGES IN ROAD MARKINGS AS WELL AS THE RE-SURFACING OF THE ROADS.

AT TODAY'S EVENT, SIX TEAMS PARTICIPATED, EACH CONSISTING OF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE OF THE SPONSOR ING ORGANISATIONS, A TELEVISION ARTISTE WHO PLAYED THE ROLE OF DRIVERS AN ELDERLY PERSON AND A CHILD WHO WERE PEDESTRIANS.

/MR CLEMENCE