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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1989

FURTHER EFFORTS TO PROMOTE LRT SAFETY

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS PRODUCED A TELEVISION PROGRAMME,

POSTER AND A STICKER IN ITS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE SAFE USE OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM.

THE FIVE-MINUTE TV PROGRAMME, METRORAMA, PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WILL EDUCATE CYCLISTS, MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS ON CORRECT PROCEDURES AT LRT ROAD JUNCTIONS.

THE PROGRAMME ALSO CARRIES A MESSAGE REMINDING PEDESTRIANS OF THE NEED TO PUSH THE BUTTON OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE "GREEN MAN" FOR CROSSING.

IT WILL BE SCREENED ON ATV'S CHINESE CHANNEL AT 7.30 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE PROGRAMME COMPLEMENTS TWO TELEVISION AND TWO RADIO ANNOUNCEMENTS AIMED AT EDUCATING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND CYCLISTS ON THE SAFETY RULES, WHICH HAVE BEEN BROADCAST SINCE NOVEMBER.

THE POSTERS AND STICKERS DEPICTING SPECIAL SIGNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LRT SYSTEM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG THROUGH THE DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE POLICE.

ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION DRIVE IN FISHING PORTS

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL LAUNCH A SPECIAL

WEEKS FOR DOG INOCULATION DRIVE IN THE NEXT TWO

FISHERMEN TO HAVE THEIR DOGS IMMUNISED AGAINST RABIES.

THE DRIVE, THE 17TH SINCE 1980, IS SPECIALLY TIMED TO SUIT

THEM

BE WILL

BACK FROM CONVENIENCE OF FISHERMEN AS MOST OF FISHING TRIPS AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

THE THEIR

DOG

FOR

STARTING FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 23), THE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE

IN ALL SIX FISHING INOCULATION TEAMS WILL MAKE BOAT-TO-BOAT VISITS PORTS BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM DAILY. THE WHOLE OPERATION WILL LAST EIGHT WORKING DAYS UNTIL FEBRUARY 2.

TSAI

AND

THEY WILL VISIT THE FISHING PORTS IN SHA TAU KOK, SAM MUN

JANUARY 25 AND SHAU KEI WAN ON JANUARY 23 AND 24; CHEUNG CHAU ON 26; ABERDEEN ON JANUARY 30 AND 31; AND SAI KUNG ON FEBRUARY 1 AND 2.

THE DEPARTMENT'S