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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1986

ECHOING HIS VIEW, ANOTHER URBAN COUNCILLOR MR FAN KAM-PING SAID: +1 AM IMPRESSED THAT THE TRAINING OF GD TEAM MEMBERS HAS BEEN STEPPED UP AND KEPT UP TO DATE TO SUIT THE CHANGING SITUATION OF HONG KONG.+

MRS CHOW CHEUNG WAI-PING SAID THAT EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PROJECT A BETTER IMAGE FOR GD TEAMS SO AS TO GAIN PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE IR JOB.

MEANWHILE, NEWLY-APPOINTED URBAN COUNCILLOR MR RONNIE WONG SAID THE LOCALISED TRAINING PROGRAMMES OF THE USD TRAINING SCHOOL WOULD MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND SAVE EXPENDITURE.

ALSO VISITING THE USD TRAINING SCHOOL TO SEE ITS TRAINING PROGRAMMES TODAY WERE URBAN COUNCILLORS MESSRS PETER C.K. CHAN, LAWRENCE FUNG, STEPHEN LAU, TONG KAM-BIU AND SAMUEL WONG.

DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT

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THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 15) TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT 1987-88 PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE CONSULTATION PAPER WAS PREPARED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,

A WHICH HAD TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT POPULATION CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW ON CO-ORDINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND A STUDY OF CROSS- HARBOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR ALLOCATION OF BOARD FUNDS FOR THE 1986-87 SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.

THIS CAMPAIGN WILL LAST FOR FOUR MONTHS FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER, AND ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE QUIZ GAMES FOR THE ELDERLY, SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS; A COMPETITION ON PROPOSING IMPROVEMENTS AT TRAFFIC BLACK SPOTS DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICITY MATERIAL AWARDS TO ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW TRAFFIC REGULATIONS; AND A ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY.

THE MEETING WILL START AT 2.15 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AT 39 TONK IN STREET, SECOND FLOOR, KOWLOON.

NOTE TO EDITORS,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHAM SHUI PO DB TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY, BEGINNING AT 2.15 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 39 TONK IN STREET, SECOND FLOOR, KOWLOON.

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