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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1987

ALSO INCLUDED IS A SELECTION OF COLOUR

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THE MEDIA

PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING

THE ESSENTIAL LINK

BETWEEN THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND AND USERS OF ITS WEATHER SERVICES ON THE ONE HAND AND THE COMMUNITY THE WEATHER INFORMATION ON THE OTHER,

AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS

AT OBSERVATORY

134A, NATHAN

THE ATTRACTIVE CALENDAR, WHICH WOULD MAKE GIFT, IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE ROYAL ROAD, KOWLOON.

PUBLISHING

OF "FROM

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES SUB-DIVISION SAID PURCHASERS OF THE CALENDAR WOULD HAVE THE OPTION BUYING A COPY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S CENTENARY PUBLICATION, TIME BALL TO ATOMIC CLOCK", AT A REDUCED PRICE OF $19.

TRACES THE HISTORY THE BOOK, WHICH NORMALLY COSTS $34 A COPY, OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR OVER 100 YEARS.

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MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

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THE SIXTH ISSUE OF THE ROAD SAFETY QUARTERLY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, AND ITS MAIN THEME IS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

THE QUARTERLY IS A BILINGUAL PUBLICATION DISTRIBUTED FREE TO THE PUBLIC, WITH THE OVERALL AIM OF INCREASING SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG ROAD USERS.

"IN HONG KONG, ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS ACCOUNT FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF INJURIES RESULTING FROM ROAD ACCIDENTS", A ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID.

"EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE TIME TO STUDY THE SECTION ON PEDESTRIANS IN THE NEW ROAD USERS' CODE", HE ADDED.

FOR

ARTICLES IN THE CURRENT ISSUR INCLUDE KEY POINTS PEDESTRIANS TO REMEMBER, CARTOONS TO DRIVE HOME THE SAFETY MESSAGES AND SOME ACCIDENT CASE STORIES.

CALTEX OIL HONG KONG LTD SPONSORS THE EDITORIAL AND COMPILATION WORK FOR THE PUBLICATION.

COPIES ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENCING OFFICES, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

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