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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1987
HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS FULLY COMMITTED то PROMOTING ROAD SAFETY THROUGH THE GUIDANCE AND ADVICE OF THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL.
APART FROM THE DESIGN OF NEW AND SAFER ROADS, FIRM POLICE ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ROAD SAFETY EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WERE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED AND CAREFULLY ANALYSED TO IDENTIFY ACCIDENT BLACK SPOTS AND TO CARRY OUT REMEDIAL MEASURES.
"THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE ROAD USERS' CODE GIVING DETAILED AND USEFUL GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION TO ALL ROAD USERS, AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WILL BE ABLE то LEARN FROM THIS CODE AND CONTRIBUTE THEIR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO MAKING OUR ROADS SAFER FOR ALL TO USE,' SAID MR SO.
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TURNING TO CONDITIONS IN THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL, MR SO SAID THAT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, THERE HAD BEEN 788 ACCIDENTS IN THE TUNNEL AREA.
“FORTUNATELY, MOST OF THESE WERE OF A MINOR NATURE, BUT THERE WERE 37 OCCASIONS WHEN IT WAS NECESSARY FOR STAFF TO RENDER FIRST AID TO THE INJURED.' HE SAID.
"IN THE CURRENT YEAR, NO LESS THAN 115,000 VEHICLES PER DAY ARE EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE TUNNEL. SUCH THROUGHPUT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HARD WORK AND ENTHUSIASM OF THE COMPANY'S OPERATING STAFF, IN PARTICULAR THE RAPID REMOVAL OF BREAKDOWN AND ACCIDENT VEHICLES, WHICH OF COURSE INCLUDES IMMEDIATE FIRST AID TREATMENT TO ACCIDENT VICTIMS.
"THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL FIRST AID COMPETITION IS NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE ON THE SKILLS OF STAFF BUT ALSO TO INJECT A SENSE OF GOOD-HUMOURED COMPETITION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE COMPANY. THIS IN TURN FOSTERS BETTER STAFF RELATIONS WHICH ARE IN THE INTERESTS OF BOTH THE COMPANY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HE SAID.
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HAND-OVER OF WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WILL OFFICIALLY TAKE OVER THE "SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR SYSTEM" SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED BY THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC FOR LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT AT A HAND-OVER CEREMONY TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
PROJECTS BEING
THIS SYSTEM IS ONE OF THE FOUR DEMONSTRATION IMPLEMENTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT IN LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT.
/THE CEREMONY
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