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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1986

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ROAD SAFETY DAY IN TAI PO TOMORROW

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A ROAD SAFETY DAY TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE ON THE SAFE USE OF ROADS IN TAI PO WILL BE HELD AT THE DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING.

THE EVENT ALSO MARKS THE LAUNCHING OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR.

THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT PROMOTING THIS YEAR'S THEMES IN THE DISTRICT CYCLING AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, WITH RESIDENTS OVER 60 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGSTERS BELOW 15 BEING THE MAJOR TARGET GROUPS.

PROGRAMMES OF THE ROAD SAFETY DAY INCLUDE A ROAD SAFETY QUIZ CONDUCTED BY DISC JOCKEYS FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, A MINI-ROAD SAFETY TOWN, COMPUTER GAMES, GAMES STALLS AND AN EXHIBITION ON ROAD SAFETY.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO WINNERS OF A RECENTLY-HELD SELECTION OF MODEL PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WILL BE THE ACTING DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ANISSA WONG, THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR J.F. GREENE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, DR STEPHEN TANG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG HOK-MING.

THE TAI PO DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE COMING MONTHS INCLUDE ROAD SAFETY DAYS AT THE KWONG FUK COMMUNITY HALL AND THE TAI YUEN COMMUNITY HALL; CYCLING SAFETY DAYS TO BE HELD AT TAI MEI TUK IN NOVEMBER AND AT THE CYCLE TRACK ALONG THE TOLO HIGHWAY IN DECEMBER MINI-EXHIBITIONS CUM GAMES AT SCHOOLS IN TAI PO AND TALKS AT HOMES FOR THE AGED IN THE DISTRICT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE TAI PO ROAD SAFETY DAY AT 10 AM TOMORROW AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE, HEUNG SZE WUI STREET, TA PO MARKET.

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