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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987

+A DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY IS MAINTAINED SO THAT LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE ATTRACTED SPECIAL INTEREST ARE ALSO INCLUDED FOR

INVESTIGATION,+ HE ADDED.

MR LAN SAID THAT WITH THE INCREASING INVOLVEMENT OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS IN TRAFFIC MATTERS, THERE HAD BEEN AN INCREASE IN REQUESTS FROM DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS FOR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF LOCATION WHICH WERE BELIEVED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO ROAD USERS.

IN ADDITION, WHEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A SITE WITH A LOW ACCIDENT RÉCORD, AN IMMEDIATE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION WAS CARRIED OUT AND REMEDIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IF NECESSARY,

REFERRING TO REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR TRAFFIC +PROBLEM SPOTS+, MR LAN SAID THEY WERE FORMULATED ON THE BASIS OF A WELL-DEFINED ACCIDENT PATTERN, FOR WHICH APPROPRIATE IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE IDENTIFIED.

HE SAID STANDARD ACCIDENT REDUCTION MEASURES, SUCH AS APPLICATION OF SKID-RESISTANT MATERIALS TO THE ROAD SURFACE IN WET WEATHER, WERE IMPLEMENTED ON A TERRITORY-WIDE BASIS.

ON ROAD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, HE SAID THE SPECIFICATION OF AND ADHERENCE TO A HIGH DESIGN OF STANDARD SHOULD IN LONGER TERM REDUCE THE NUMBER OF +PROBLEM SPOTS+.

AS REGARDS EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY, HE SAID THAT PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS ON THEMES DERIVED FROM ACCIDENT ANALYSIS WERE ORGANISED EACH YEAR TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY AND THE CORRECT WAY OF USING ROADS.

SUPERVISION RATIO FOR CASEWORKERS SATISFACTORY

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS SATISFIED WITH THE EXISTING RATIO OF CASEWORK SUPERVISOR TO CASEWORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD, HOWEVER, CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE WORKLOAD WHICH AVERAGED 99 CASES PER WORKER.

/HE SAID