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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1986

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DURING THEIR STAY IN SINGAPORE, MEMBERS WILL CALL ON THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION AND MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY CENTRES.

WHILE IN KUALA LUMPUR THEY WILL BE BRIEFED ON RECREATION AND BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, CLEANLINESS AND RUBBISH DISPOSAL, AND TRAFFIC MATTERS BY THE LOCAL HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.

THE PARTY WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST 3 (SUNDAY).

ROAD SAFETY QUIZ ORGANISED FOR THE ELDERLY

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A TERRITORY-WIDE ROAD SAFETY QUIZ WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS AMONG THE ELDERLY.

THE COMPETITION, CALLED THE ROAD SAFETY QUIZ FOR THE ELDERLY+, IS BEING JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ROAD SAFETY PUBLICITY COMMITTEE, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ROAD SAFETY PUBLICITY COMMITTEE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY): +IN VIEW OF THE SHARP INCREASE IN 1985 OF THE NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES AMONG THOSE AGED 60 AND OVER, THIS YEAR'S ROAD SAFETY PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN HAS INCLUDED ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS AS ONE OF THE PRIME TARGETS.+

+THE COMPETITION AIMS AT REMINDING THE ELDERLY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY, TO EDUCATE THEM ON ROAD SAFETY ASPECTS, AND TO ALERT OTHER ROAD USERS TO THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY ELDERLY PEDESTRIANS,+ HE ADDED.

ALL ELDERLY SERVICE ORGANISATIONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION, EACH ORGANISATION MAY BE REPRESENTED BY ONE TEAM WITH THREE MEMBERS AGED 60 OR OVER.

INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE RESPECTIVE REGIONAL ROAD SAFETY OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE BEFORE JULY 31 FOR ENROLMENT.

PRELIMINARY COMPETITIONS FOLLOWED BY SEMI-FINALS WILL TAKE PLACE IN AUGUST WITHIN THE REGIONS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

PARTS OF THESE EVENTS WILL BE BROADCAST BY RTHK RADIO 1 IN ITS MORNING PROGRAMME +FOR SENIOR CITIZENS+ ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS FROM AUGUST 31.

FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGIONAL ROAD SAFETY OFFICERS AT 5-262413 (HK ISLAND), 3-7122492 (KOWLOON) AND 0-6581267 (NT) OR THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AT 5-282124, EXT. 43.

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