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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1986

IT WAS HOPED THAT THE CAMPAIGN COULD HELP PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY AMONG RESIDENTS AND THAT THE SURVEYS WOULD BE USEFUL IN PLANNING FUTURE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT PROJECTS IN THE DISTRICT, MR YUE SAID.

CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

MR STEPHEN CHENG, SAID PEDESTRIANS, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ELDERLY, FORMED THE TARGET GROUP THIS YEAR.

THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO AROUSE THE AWARENESS OF THE RESIDENTS ON ROAD SAFETY SO THAT THEY WOULD PROPERLY OBSERVE TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS, MR CHENG SAID.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN THIS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9 WITH THE SELECTION OF +MODEL PEDESTRIANS+ IN THE VARIOUS SUB-DISTRICTS OF EASTERN. ROAD SAFETY BANNERS WILL ALSO BE PUT UP AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

VISITS WILL BE MADE TO 16 PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO BRIEF CHILDREN ON ROAD SAFETY. A ROAD SAFETY TOWN WILL BE FORMED DURING THE VISITS.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE A ROAD SAFETY DAY ON NOVEMBER 23, AT VICTORIA PARK, IT WILL FEATURE A VARIETY SHOW WITH PERFORMANCES BY SINGERS, MAGICIANS AND ACROBATS.

IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE ROAD SAFETY TOWN EXHIBITION, GAMES STALLS AND A COLOURING CONTEST.

THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION.

CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEYS, MR AU YEUNG YING-CHEONG, SAID A SERIES OF SURVEYS RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT HAD BEEN PLANNED IN THE COMING MONTHS. IT WAS HOPED THAT BASED ON THESE REPORTS, IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE SUGGESTED TO THE COMMITTEE.

THE SURVEYS WILL INCLUDE THE FREQUENCY OF BUS SERVICES, GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES, USE OF FOOTBRIDGES, AND THE IMPACT OF ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION ON PRIMARY STUDENTS,

WORK ON THE SURVEYS IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED EARLY NEXT YEAR AND THE RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN DUE COURSE.

ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WERE EASTERN DISTRICT OPERATIONS OFFICER OF ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MR PAU SHIU-PING; SENIOR TRANSPORT OFFICER OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR TSANG WING-HANG, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, MR PAUL W.0. HO, AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOHNNY CHAN.

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