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TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1986

HE SAID THE SYSTEM WAS CAPABLE OF FURTHER IMPROVEMENT AND HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH ALONG FAMILIAR LINES THAT WERE NOW WELL-KNOWN, UNDERSTOOD AND RESPECTED.

*WITH BETTER CO-ORDINATION OF DIFFERENT SECTORS NOW BEING ACHIEVED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, THIS APPROACH WILL BE EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE FUTURE, HE ADDED.

REVIEW ON PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM SPOT TO BE DISCUSSED

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MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON THURSDAY (JUNE 5) TO DISCUSS THE 1985 ACTION PROGRAMME REVIEW ON PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM SPOTS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE REVIEW, PRODUCED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, EXPLAINS HOW TO DEFINE A LOCATION AS A PEDESTRIAN PROBLEM SPOT.

THE DEFINITION HAS BEEN WIDENED TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS ITH SIX OR MORE PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS PER YEAR; LOCATIONS .ITH PEDESTRIAN FLOW PROBLEMS; AND LOCATIONS WHICH HAD BEEN SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT IN 1985.

IT ALSO STATES THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD CONDUCTED |_ VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN COUNTS IN THE KOWLOON CITY AREA LAST YEAR TO REVIEW TRAFFIC CONDITION AND INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS.

THIRTY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 1985 AND MANY OF THESE WERE PEDESTRIAN-CROSSING FACILITIES.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS A PAPER ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING AT 2.15 PM ON THURSDAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, TO KWA WAN.

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