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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1986

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SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN RE-OPENED

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THE SAU MAU PING ROAD SAFETY TOWN WAS RE-OPENED TODAY (THURSDAY) FOLLOWING A BRIEF CEREMONY.

THE 16-YEAR-OLD TOWN WAS CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER FOR REFURBISHMENT WHICH INCLUDED THE BUILDING OF A FOOTBRIDGE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNS AND CHANGES IN ROAD MARKINGS, RE-SURFACING OF ROADS AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLER.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR (TRAFFIC), ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, MR JOHN CLEMENCE, SAID THAT MONEY FOR THE REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME WAS RAISED DURING THE +CELEBRITY DRIVE GAME+ PEDAL CAR TELEMATCH IN MAY THIS YEAR.

+ I THINK THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE WITH US ON THAT OCCASION WILL AGREE THAT IT WAS A MOST ENTERTAINING DAY EVEN IF I HAD TO EXPLAIN TO MY COMMISSIONER WHAT I WAS DOING BEING PHOTOGRAPHED IN FULL UNIFORM IN A PEDAL CAR,+ HE SAID.

PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE REFURBISHMENT COSTS WERE CALTEX OIL HONG KONG LIMITED, CIMBRIA MOTORS LIMITED HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION LIONS CLUB OF BRAEMAR HILL, HONG KONG, MOTOR SPORTS CLUB OF HONG KONG; PLESSEY CONTROLS LIMITED; SHELL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LIMITED AND TRULY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

+THE SPONSORS AND ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT CAN NOW HAVE THE CERTAINTY AND SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT THE TOWN WILL BE FULLY USED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE YEARS TO COME WHO WILL BE INSTRUCTED IN THE BASICS OF ROAD SAFETY, IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT NOW ACCURATELY REFLECT THE MODERN HONG KONG ROAD CONDITIONS,+ HE SAID.

MR CLEMENCE WAS THEN JOINED BY ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MR PETER MOSS, CHIEF ENGINEER ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, MR DAVID WILLDAY, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SPONSORING FIRMS IN A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TO OFFICIALLY RE-OPEN THE TOWN.

GUESTS THEN TOURED THE TOWN AND WATCHED SCHOOL CHILDREN USING ITS NEW FACILITIES.

THE ROAD SAFETY TOWN, BUILT IN 1970, HELPS TO EDUCATE YOUNG CHILDREN ON VARIOUS ROAD SAFETY ASPECTS. IT IS MAINTAINED BY GOVERNMENT AND VISITS TO IT ARE ORGANISED THROUGH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.

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