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AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS INTRODUCTION OF REAR VEHICLES.

SEAT BELTS

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1992

ALSO

CONSIDERED

THE PROPOSED IN ALL NEWLY REGISTERED PRIVATE

MEMBERS NOTED

ACCORDING THAT

TO

A

REVIEW

STATISTICS BETWEEN 1989 AND 1991, REAR SEAT PASSENGERS 30 PER CENT OF ALL PRIVATE CAR ACCIDENT CASUALTIES.

LAST YEAR, 1,281 REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WERE IN ACCIDENTS.

MEMBERS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE WEARING OF SHOULD BE SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE.

HOWEVER,

IT

WAS AGREED THAT

THERE

OF ACCIDENT ACCOUNTED FOR

KILLED OR INJURED

REAR SEAT BELTS

SHOULD

BE

FURTHER FITTED

OF

DISCUSSIONS AND RESEARCH ON WHAT TYPES OF VEHICLES SHOULD BE WITH REAR SEAT BELTS AND HOW THE OBJECTIVE OF PROMOTING THE SAFETY REAR

IN HONG KONG'S SEAT PASSENGERS COULD BE BEST ACHIEVED CIRCUMSTANCES.

CERTAIN MARINE DEPARTMENT OFFICES REMAIN OPEN DURING EASTER

THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT ALL PM DAILY PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS WILL REMAIN OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 9 DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS (APRIL 17 TO 20).

SENIOR MARINE OFFICER (CENTRAL REGION) OF THE MARINE

"PUBLIC DEPARTMENT, MR YOUNG BING-SHUNG, SAID:

CARGO WORKING AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT, SHEUNG

MA TEI, KWUN WAN, WAN CHAI, CHAI WAN, SHAM SHUI PO, YAU KWO LING, TSUEN WAN, AND RAMBLER CHANNEL."

CHA

TONG,

"IN ADDITION, THE TUEN MUN PUBLIC WATERFRONT WILL BE OPEN 7 AM TO 9 PM DURING THE HOLIDAYS," HE SAID.

FROM

BE

DURING THE PERIOD, THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY, AND THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL OPEN AS NORMAL BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 PM DAILY.

ON APRIL 18 (SATURDAY) AND APRIL 20 (MONDAY), THE VICTORIA

HARBOUR MARINE OFFICE IN ROOM 314 ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF

BUILDING AT то FACILITATE 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM ENTRY AND OUTWARD CLEARANCE FOR SHIPS ONLY.

AS FOR THE PORT FORMALITIES OFFICE IN ROOM 318 AT HARBOUR

ΤΟ 11 BUILDING, IT WILL BE OPEN ON APRIL 18 (SATURDAY) FROM 9 AM TO PROCESS APPLICATION FOR PERMITS NORMALLY ISSUED BY THE OFFICE.

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