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FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1989

ON PUBLICITY ARRANGEMENTS TO PROMOTE SAFETY MESSAGES. HE SAID A NUMBER OF TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS HAD BEEN SCREENED REGARDING THE DANGERS OF EXHAUSTION BROUGHT ON BY HEAT OR COLD, ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING TO SWIM, AS WELL AS ON BOATING SAFETY.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE 1989 WATER SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR JOHN FORTUNE. SAID THAT LAST YEAR THERE WERE 944 SWIMMING RELATED ACCIDENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN AND COMMON SENSE USED.

HE URGED PARENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S SAFETY WHEN AT BEACHES OR SWIMMING POOLS, EVEN WHEN LIFEGUARDS WERE PRESENT.

ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS, DISCIPLINED SERVICES, STAFF SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS, THE REGIONAL AND URBAN COUNCILS AND ALL ORGANISATIONS THAT CONDUCTED SWIMMING TRAINING AND COMPETITIONS MUST ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PARTICIPANTS, HE SAID.

HE EMPHASISED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO SWIM ONLY PROPER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

TAKEN.

"EACH YEAR WE MOUNT A WATER ENDEAVOURS TO PERSUADE PEOPLE TO USE SWIM PROPERLY WITH A GOOD INSTRUCTOR, MR FORTUNE ADDED.

SPORTS SAFETY

WHERE THERE WERE

CAMPAIGN IN QUR

PLAY SAFE,

THEIR COMMON SENSE. LEARN ΤΟ BUT MOST OF ALL TO

TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE, A WATER SPORTS SAFETY DAY WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JUNE 11) AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE.

ALL TYPES OF WATER ACTIVITY SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE DISPLAYED AND VESSELS FROM THE ROYAL NAVY. POLICE, MARINE DEPARTMENT, FIRE SERVICES AND GENERAL SPORTING ASSOCIATIONS WILL TAKE

PART.

TURNING TO LAND SPORTS SAFETY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE 1989 LAND SPORTS SAFETY CAMPAIGN, MR PADDY BIRNEY, SAID IGNORANCE AND LACK OF CARE WERE OFTEN THE PRIME CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IN SPORT.

MR BIRNEY SAID THAT PLANNING FOR THE NEW CAMPAIGN WAS UNDERWAY.

THE CAMPAIGN THIS YEAR WOULD ADOPT A NEW APPROACH TO FOCUS ON CERTAIN SPORTS. NAMELY HILL WALKING AND MOUNTAINEERING, AND CROSS-COUNTRY EXPEDITIONS.

THE LAND SPORTS COMMITTEE WOULD FOR SAFETY" IN ORDER TO GET THE AUDIENCE, HE ADDED.

CONSIDER SAFETY MESSAGE

ORGANISING A "WALK ACROSS TO A WIDER

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