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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1987

:

STAIRCASE,

"ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS FROM THE CORONER'S COURT, HALF OF THE DEATHS RESULTED FROM FALLING FROM HRIGHT, FROM BED, IN OR SLIPPING ON FLOOR; WHILE BURNS AND DROWNING," HE SAID.

"CHILDREN

UNDER ACCIDENT-PRONE, EVEN IN

OTHER COMMON CAUSES INCLUDED CHOKING,

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PEOPLE AND OLD THE ENVIRONMENT MOST

OVER 60 FAMILIAR

AND

ARE MOST DEAR TO

THEM.

"MORE THAN 80 PER CENT OF THE VICTIMS OF FATAL BELONGED TO THESE TWO AGE GROUPS.

HOME ACCIDENTS

"THEREFORE WE PLACE EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN

** MR YUEN EXPLAINED. THIS YEAR'S HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN,

AND THE ELDERLY IN

THE PUBLIC INTEREST) ON AND THE SECOND ONE

"THE FIRST TV API (ANNOUNCEMENT IN CHILDREN'S SAFETY AT HOME WAS RELEASED IN JULY, FEATURING THE ELDERLY WILL BE SCREENED IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,"

MR YUEN SAID HE HOPED WIDESPREAD PUBLICITY WOULD PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME SAFETY.

"HOWEVER, IT IS REALLY UP TO INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ADVICE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE HOME.

"TO MAKE THE HOME A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IS

NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN WHAT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS ADDED.

HELP SUSTAIN

HEED OF THE

BUT THE FIRST STEP; HE UNATTENDED,

"

WILL

"TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERLY AT HOME WILL ALSO TOWARDS REDUCING ACCIDENTS,' HE CONCLUDED.

GO A LONG WAY

EXHIBITIONS ΤΟ

HONG

THE DISPLAY IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF MOBILE BE STAGED IN HOUSING ESTATES OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS COVERING KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

VETERAN POSTMAN AWARDED IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL

A POSTMAN HAS BEEN AWARDED THE IMPERIAL SERVICE QUEEN FOR HIS LOYAL AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE POST OFFICE.

MR NG KWOK-WAH, 60, HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE POST OFFICE FOR

MEDAL BY

THE

37

YEARS.

MR NG JOINED THE DEPARTMENT AS 1950. HE BECAME A POSTMAN CLASS POSTMAN CLASS II THE SAME YEAR.

A

III

IN

1953

TEMPORARY

AND

MAIL WAS

COOLIE PROMOTED

IN

ΤΟ

HE WAS REGRADED AS A POSTMAN IN 1967 AND IS DUE TO RETIRE

THIS

MONTH.

MR NG HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE KENNEDY TOWN 1980 AND 19 WELL LIKED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHOM HE SERVES,

POST OFFICE SINCE

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