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SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1986

MR CLEMENCE RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE A CHEQUE FOR

THESE WERE CALTEX OIL HONG KONG $20 000 FROM EACH OF THE TEAMS. LIMITED (RED TEAM); CIMBRIA MOTORS LIMITED (BLUE TEAM); HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (ORANGE TEAM); LIONS CLUB OF BRAEMAR HILL, HONG KONG (WHITE TEAM); MOTOR SPORTS CLUB OF HONG KONG LIMITED (GREEN TEAM) AND THE SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED YELLOW TEAM).

DRIVERS IN THE GAME WERE REQUIRED TO PASS THROUGH A NUMBER OF OBSTACLES DISPLAYED ALONG THE DESIGNATED ROUTE - DRIVING PAST A ZE BRA-CROSSING USED BY AN ELDERLY PERSON AND A CHILD DRIVING PAST TRAFFIC LIGHTSF DRIVING PAST SEVERAL TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONES STOPPING AT A POLICE CHECKPOINT AND ANSWERING A QUESTION FROM A TRAFFIC POLICEMAN STOPPING AT A PETROL STATION FOR A SYMBOLIC REFILL AND FINALLY PARKING THE PEDAL CAR IN A CARPARK. THE AIM WAS TO COMPLETE THE ROUTE WITHIN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE WHILE OBSERVING ALL THE RULES OF ROAD SAFETY.

AT THE END OF THE FUN-FILLED GAME, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS IRENE YAU, PRESENTED TROPHIES TO ALL COMPETITORS.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT TODAY'S EVENT WERE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (PUBLICITY) OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR GEORGE YUEN, AND CHIEF ENGINEER, ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR DAVID WILLDAY.

THE ROAD SAFETY CELEBRITY DRIVE GAME WAS FILMED BY TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED AND WILL BE SCREENED AS A SEGMENT OF

ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT+ ON JUNE 16.

THE CHAMPIONS OF THE DAY WERE THE ORANGE TEAM AND THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP WERE WHITE TEAM AND BLUE TEAM RESPECTIVELY.

900 ELDERLY FOLK JOIN MEDICAL SCHEME

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MORE THAN 900 ELDERLY PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHEME WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES AT A REDUCED RATE TO LOCAL SENIOR RESIDENTS, A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE PRIVATE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS PRACTICING IN THE DISTRICT HAVE AGREED TO OFFER REDUCED RATES TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME.

THE SCHEME, INTRODUCED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE IN JANUARY, AIMS AT PROVIDING PRIORITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT AT REDUCED COST FOR PEOPLE AGED 60 OR OVER.

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