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SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1988

MR CHEUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST NORTH DISTRICT LONG-DISTANCE RACE ORGANISED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, THE FRONTIER POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE AND THE NORTH DISTRICT 8PORTS ASSOCIATION.

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HE SAID APART FROM ORGANISING A DIVERSITY OF ACTIVITIES THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS VENUES AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

HE BELIEVED THAT WITH THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AND RESIDENTS' ACTIVE PARTICIPATION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS IN NORTH DISTRICT WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED.

TODAY'S RACE STARTED AND FINISHED AT THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND, AND COVERED THE NEW TERRITORIES CIRCULAR ROAD (FANLING SLIP ROAD), JOCKEY CLUB ROAD AND THE ROUNDABOUT NEAR SO KWUN PO, COVERING A DISTANCE OF NINE KILOMETRES.

ROAD SAFETY DAY AT VICTORIA PARK

IN TRAFFIC AN AVERAGE OF THREE PERSONS WERE KILLED OR INJURED

EACH DAY LAST YEAR, THE POLICE ACCIDENTS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT

MR R.M.A. HARPER, DISCLOSED AT DISTRICT COMMANDER (EASTERN), EASTERN DISTRICT ROAD SAFETY DAY AT VICTORIA PARK TODAY (SUNDAY).

THE

INVOLVING MR HARPER SAID THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

TO 1159 IN 1987, AND THE INJURIES HAD INCREASED FROM 956 IN 1986 NUMBER OF FATAL ACCIDENTS FROM 20 IN 1986 TO 25 IN 1987.

"WHILST THIS MAY

DOUBT THAT THE

то PARTLY

THE INCREASE IN REGISTERED VEHICLES ON THE

ROADS. REASON MAIN

FOR

IS ACCIDENTS

THESE

BE ATTRIBUTED POPULATION AND IN THE NUMBER OF THERE IS NO CARELESS BEHAVIOUR ON THE ROADS."

ACCIDENT VICTIMS

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HE POINTED OUT THAT ABOUT 33 PER CENT OF ALL IN HONG KONG WERE PEDESTRIANS, OF WHICH SOME 44 PER CENT WERE OVER YEARS OLD.

DRIVERS,

NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY YOUNG APPRECIATING THAT THEIR SPEED AND HE CONTINUED.

"ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS THE INVOLVING LIGHT VANS AND IT IS CLEAR THAT AND INEXPERIENCED ONES, ARE NOT LIGHT WEIGHT REQUIRE MORE CAUTIOUS DRIVING,

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COLLISION,

LITTLE

IS THERE

CARE,"

OF THESE VEHICLES FROM INJURY.

GREATER SHOULD TAKE

A MINOR "WHEN INVOLVED IN EVEN BODYWORK TO PROTECT THE PASSENGERS THEREFORE, DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES SAID.

HE

/ALSO SPEAKING