WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988
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CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HK AND FINLAND ON CLOTHING EXPORTS
CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND FINLAND WERE HELD BETWEEN MAY 23 AND TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN HONG KONG ON THE EXPORTS OF CERTAIN CLOTHING PRODUCTS FROM HONG KONG TO FINLAND.
AS A RESULT OF THE CONSULTATIONS, BOTH SIDES AGREED ΤΟ RESTRAIN THE EXPORT FROM HONG KONG COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRE JACKETS AND COATS FOR MEN, BOYS, WOMEN AND GIRLS. THE RESTRAINT LEVEL FOR 1988 IS 520,000 PIECES.
BOTH SIDES ALSO AGREED ON AN EXPORT AUTHORISATION ARRANGEMENT ON SKIRTS AND DIVIDED SKIRTS OF COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRES.
NEW PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE ROAD SAFETY
A NEW EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME TARGETED AT YOUNG
CHILDREN
BETWEEN
THE AGES OF EIGHT AND 11 WILL BE A HIGHLIGHT OF THIS YEAR'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
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SAFETY
THE SPECIAL PROJECT
"THE CONSTABLE CARE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME", IS AIMED AT ENHANCING THE ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS OF MORE THAN 500,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE TERRITORY.
IS
THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES, THE PROJECT DESIGNED TO MAKE YOUNGSTERS MORE AWARE OF THE DANGERS WHICH EXIST ON THE ROADS, AND TO TEACH THEM THE BEST WAY TO AVOID BECOMING VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL, MR LI KWAN-HA, SAID THE PROJECT, WHICH WOULD UTILISE THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR, WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT
TEP FORWARD IN THE PROMOTION OF ROAD SAFETY AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN.
HE DISCLOSED THAT OVER 3,000 CHILDREN ARE KILLED AND INJURED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS EVERY YEAR AND THAT ALMOST ALL OF ACCIDENTS COULD BE PREVENTED.
IN THESE
"THE GOVERNMENT
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