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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1990

ACCEPTED

THAT THE FORM IS

"ANY FORMS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE UNLESS THE POST MARK ON THE ENVELOPE CLEARLY SHOW POSTED ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 26, HE ADDED.

AT THE LAB ELECTION WILL BE HELD

QUEEN ELIZABETH NOVEMBER 10 AND 15, CANDIDATES NOMINATED BY REGISTERED TRADE UNIONS WILL COMPETE FOR FIVE EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE THE BOARD FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM STARTING JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

ON

SCHOOL EMPLOYEES'

SEATS ON

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THOUSANDS PARTICIPATE IN ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL * * * * * *

DISTRICT

ROAD

THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS TOOK PART IN THE EASTERN SAFETY CARNIVAL HELD AT VICTORIA PARK THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAD SAFETY.

"THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS PUT UP SIGNBOARDS AT POINTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO REMIND PEDESTRIANS OF ROAD SAFETY, HE SAID.

TODAY'S CARNIVAL WAS THE FINALE ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN JOINTLY ORGANISED DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.

60 BUSY TRAFFIC THE IMPORTANCE

OF THE DISTRICT'S TWO-MONTH BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE

DISTRICT COMMANDER,

BY

WITH

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE POLICE MRS WONG LEUNG KAM-SHAN, SAID TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WERE MAINLY CAUSED NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF PEDESTRIANS AND THE FAILURE TO COMPLY ROAD REGULATIONS.

YEAR SAW

OF

1,819 TRAFFIC IN THE EASTERN

NINE

PER CENT

THE FIRST HALF OF THIS

A TOTAL ACCIDENTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, OF WHICH 528 OCCURRED DISTRICT. THIS

AN INCREASE REPRESENTED

OF ABOUT COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, SHE SAID.

MRS WONG

THE SAID

PROGRAMME FOR PEDESTRIANS AND

BROKE THE RULES.

POLICE WOULD

WOULD REGULARLY PROSECUTE

CONTINUE

ITS EDUCATION

THOSE

WHO

A NEW ROAD SAFETY TOWN HAS BEEN SET UP AT PAK FUK POINT, LAST MONTH FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN THE PROPER WAYS TO ROAD, SHE ADDED.

ROAD, NORTH CROSS THE

NOTE TO EDITORS:

EASTERN

A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT THE WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GIS DUTY OFFICER.

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