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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1991

"THIS IS PART OF THE PROGRAMME, AND IN ACCORDANCE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

GOVERNMENT'S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN THE

"THIS COMMITTEE PROVIDES A VALUABLE FORUM FOR COLLECTING PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS AND FOR THE GOVERNMENT ΤΟ EXPLAIN THE PROJECTS TO THE COMMUNITY,' HE SAID.

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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO FOCUS ON ROAD SAFETY IN 1992

A SERIES OF ROAD SAFETY ACTIVITIES WILL BE LAUNCHED NEXT YEAR TO BRING HOME THE MESSAGE THAT BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS MUST DO MORE TO MAKE THE ROADS SAFER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, GORDON SIU KWING-CHUE, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR

SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA AT THE COMPUTERISED NEW KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE, MR SIU SAID A NUMBER OF "DOS AND DON'TS" FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS WOULD BE PUBLICISED AT EVERY LEVEL, THROUGH PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY THE ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL IN SCHOOLS, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION AS THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO TRAINEE DRIVERS.

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AS WELL

"TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROADMARKINGS HELP REGULATE THE EFFICIENT AND SAFE USE OF OUR ROADS, MR SIU SAID, 'WK REGULARLY REVIEW THEIR DESIGN AND INTEND TO USE A HIGHER QUALITY REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON SIGNS TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT.

"WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING INTRODUCING A NEW COLOUR COMBINATION, WHITE ON GREEN, FOR SIGNS TO BE ERECTED ON EXPRESSWAYS. THE EXISTING DESIGN WHITE ON BLUE

WILL BE RETAINED FOR MINOR ROADS AND LOCAL DESTINATIONS," HE ADDED.

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"WE INTEND TO ERECT MORE DIRECTIONAL SIGNS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS SO THAT MOTORISTS HAVE EARLY NOTICE FOR LANE SELECTION; AND WE INTEND TO PUT UP VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS ALONG SOME EXPRESSWAYS ΤΟ INFORM MOTORISTS OF ROAD CONDITIONS AHEAD," HE SAID.

ON THE SAFETY OF VEHICLES, MR SIU SAID THE POLICY WAS TO LOWER THE AGE LIMIT FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION OF ALL GOODS VEHICLES AND TRAILERS.

"THIS IS NECESSARY BECAUSE A WELL-MAINTAINED GOODS VEHICLES FLEET CAN HELP MINIMISE TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE VEHICLES, AND REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE ΤΟ MECHANICAL FAULTS. BY 1993, ALL GOODS VEHICLES WILL HAVE ΤΟ BE INSPECTED ANNUALLY BEFORE RELICENSING," HE SAID.

AND REGULATIONS;

MR SIU SAID SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF TRAFFIC RULES PROPER HANDLING OF A VEHICLE: CLEAR PERCEPTION OF AND GOOD RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN ROAD CONDITIONS WERE VITAL ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD AND SAFE DRIVER.

/"THESE ATTRIBUTES