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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1988

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PAMPHLETS CONTAINING INFORMATION RELATING TO SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AT ROAD JUNCTIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MOTORISTS AT CAR PARKS AND SERVICE STATIONS.

DOOR-TO-DOOR DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION KITS ON THE LRT SYSTEM, INCLUDING A DRIVER'S GUIDE, то HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG.

BRIEFING SESSIONS WITH TAXI, LIGHT BUS AND OTHER TRANSPORT RELATED TRADES AND BUSINESS AND ASSOCIATIONS.

OUTDOOR PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WILL BR STAGED BY VANS EQUIPPED WITH AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT.

THESE WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE.

POLICE ROAD SAFETY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ORGANISING PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG THE TRACKS OF THE LRT.

IN RESPONSE TO MR COOKSEY'S RECOMMENDATION, THESE EFFORTS

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IN ADDITION, POLICE WILL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ROAD JUNCTIONS TO GUIDE MOTORISTS AGAINST INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR.

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WITH REGARD TO MR COOKSEY'S COMMENT ON THE USE OF SEAT BELTS IN LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES MR MAK SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION LATER THIS YEAR REQUIRING THE FITTING OF SEAT BELTS IN ALL GOODS VEHICLES, INCLUDING LIGHT GOODS VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1 1990.

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THIS PROGRAMME HAS NOW BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE GOODS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JULY 1 NEXT YEAR.

THEREAFTER, LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT SEATS OF GOODS VEHICLES AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.

COMPULSORY WEARING OF WOULD BE INTRODUCED

THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR, THE KCRC WILL RESUME TEST RUNS OF THE LRV'S OVER THE WHOLE SYSTEM THROUGHOUT TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 50 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FROM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ONWARDS.

THE RESUMPTION OF FULL SCHEDULED PRACTICE RUNS, HOWEVER, WILL DEPEND ON THE FINDINGS OF THE RAILWAY INSPECTOR'S SAFETY REPORT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED SOME TIME NEXT WEEK.

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