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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1986

+THROUGH CONTACT WITH RESIDENTS IN LIAISON ACTIVITIES, MEMBERS OF THE AREA COMMITTEE WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT PUBLİC VIEWS MORE EXTENSIVELY, MRS FUNG SAID.

+THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE AREA COMMITTEE IS THUS FURTHER FORTIFIED, AND IT CAN REFLECT VIEWS MORE ACCURATELY AND RELIABLY, SHE ADDED.

MRS FUNG NOTED THAT THE MONG KOK SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN 1973 AS A LOCAL BODY TO GATHER PUBLIC VIEWS.

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SCHEME, AREA COMMITTEES WERE ASSUMING A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE IN FORMING CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN DISTRICT BOARDS AND GRASS-ROOTS ORGANISATIONS, SHE SAID.

THE SOUTH AREA COMMITTEE HAD CONTRIBUTED MUCH CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT WORKS AND IN MOBILISING PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT ACTIVITIES, SHE SAID.

CALL TO FURTHER REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHEUNG HOK-MING, TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED RESIDENTS TO HELP FÜRTHER REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY DAY AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE, MR CHEUNG SAID THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN TAI PO DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WHEN COMPARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE LAST YEAR.

THERE WERE 67 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR WHILE THERE WERE 95 CASES DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A MARKED DECREASE, RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO THEIR BEST TO BRING THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT TOLL DOWN FURTHER, HE ADDED.

MR CHEUNG SAID THAT THE ROAD SAFETY DAY WHICH MARKED THE LAUNCHING OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR WAS TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAFE USE OF THE ROAD.

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