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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1986

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NORTH DB MEMBERS SEE KCRC OPERATIONS

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SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ITS OPERATIONS.

THE VISIT WAS PART OF A PROGRAMME UNDER WHICH BOARD MEMBERS ARE FAMILIAR IS ING THEMSELVES WITH THE WORK OF VARIOUS TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT AGENCIES.

LED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE, MR TANG KWOK-YUNG, THE MEMBERS FIRST VISITED THE CONTROL CENTRE AT THE KOWLOON STATION IN HUNG HOM.

THEY THEN BOARDED A SPECIAL TRAIN FOR THE HO TUNG LAU WORKSHOP WHERE THE ENGINEER DIRECTOR, MR CLEMENT CHIU, BRIEFED THEM ON TRAIN MAINTENANCE.

THE MEMBERS LATER WENT TO KCR HEAD OFFICE IN SHA TIN WHERE THEY WERE MET BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR PETER QUICK.

AFTER A SLIDE SHOW WAS HELD, MR QUICK BRIEFED MEMBERS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION.

WINNING MESSAGES OF SAFETY IN KITE FLYING *****

TO PROMOTE THE MESSAGE THAT KITE FLYING WITHIN FIVE KILOMETRES OF AN AIRPORT IS HAZARDOUS TO AIR TRAFFIC AND AGAINST THE LAW, THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT JOINTLY ORGANISED A +SAFETY IN KITE FLYING+ BOOKMARK DESIGN COMPETITION.

THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE COMPETITION WAS HELD TODAY (THURSDAY) AT THE KAI TAK AIRPORT CONFERENCE ROOM.

THE COMPETITION WAS OPEN TO SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COMPRISED TWO DIVISIONS - THE JUNIOR DIVISION FOR FORMS 1 TO 3 PUPILS AND A SENIOR DIVISION FOR THOSE IN FORMS 4 TO 6.

THE DESIGN HAD TO ILLUSTRATE OR PROMOTE SAFETY AND REMIND THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY SCHOOL CHILDREN, THAT KITE FLYING IS PROHIBITED OVER MANY AREAS IN THE TERRITORY SINCE SUCH ACTIVITY IS PROHIBITED WITHIN FIVE KILOMETRES OF SHEK KONG OR KAI TAK.

/A SPOKESMAN