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SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1990

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DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ASSISTANCE FOR SHIP ACCIDENT VICTIMS

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THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE OF THE YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS A MEMBER'S PROPOSAL FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SHIP ACCIDENTS AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY).

IN THE WAKE OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A JETFOIL IN THE YAU MA 18 EXPECTED TEI TYPHOON SHELTER ON DECEMBER 15 LAST YEAR, THE MEMBER TO SUGGEST THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SET UP A RELIEF FUND OR EXTEND THE EXISTING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ASSISTANCE ΤΟ COVER SHIP ACCIDENT VICTIMS.

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ALSO ON THE AGENDA ARE SUGGESTED MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC

AUSTIN CONDITIONS AT KIMBERLEY ROAD, THE WIDENING

ROAD AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PEDESTRIAN SUBWAY AT THE JUNCTION OF NATHAN ROAD AND AUSTIN ROAD.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING YAU TSIM DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF YAU TSIM DISTRICT SECOND FLOOR, 490 NATHAN ROAD.

THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM.

OF THE

RE HELD

OFFICE,

1,462 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN DECEMBER

A TOTAL OF 1,907 CASUALTIES WAS REPORTED IN 1,462 ACCIDENTS WHICH OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY LAST MONTH.

TRAFFIC

A POLICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT 351 OF THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 782 IN KOWLOON AND 329 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR DECEMBER SHOWED THAT 32 PERSONS WERE KILLED, 374 PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND 1,501 SLIGHTLY INJURED IN THESE ACCIDENTS.

OF 6.95 PER CENT AND 5.24 PER

THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES REPRESENTED AN CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE

INCREASE PREVIOUS

MONTH.

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