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MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1992

HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN TO START

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A CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD IN CENTRAL DISTRICT THIS SUNDAY (APRIL 26) TO LAUNCH A YEAR-LONG HOME SAFETY PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG SOUTH, THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT AROUSING PARENTS' AWARENESS OF THE DANGER OF LEAVING THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME AND ALERTING THE PUBLIC OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS AT HOME.

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"IN MANY CASES, ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED AS A RESULT OF CARELESSNESS AND IGNORANCE, A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

HE NOTED THAT THE TRAGEDIES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF GREATER CONCERN HAD BEEN SHOWN TO HOUSEHOLD SAFETY AND GREATER CARE WAS GIVEN TO THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY.

THE CARNIVAL, FEATURING AN EXHIBITION AND GAMES ON HOME SAFETY, WILL BE HELD AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT, CENTRAL DISTRICT, BEGINNING AT 1 PM.

THE EXHIBITION WILL THEN MOVE TO OTHER DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND UNTIL NEXT MARCH.

EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR AIR-CONDITIONER USERS

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A TERRITORY-WIDE CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH TO PROMOTE THE PROPER MAINTENANCE AND USE OF AIR-CONDITIONERS SO AS TO AVOID CAUSING NUISANCE TO OTHERS.

THE "CARE FOR YOUR NEIGHBOURS, CARE FOR YOUR AIR-CONDITIONERS" CAMPAIGN IS ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT ALTHOUGH AIR-CONDITIONING UNITS BROUGHT COMFORT TO LIFE, THEY MIGHT AT TIMES CAUSE NUISANCE TO NEIGHBOURS AS A RESULT OF WATER DRIPPING AND EMISSION OF EXCESSIVE HEAT OR NOISE.

DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD,

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ROUND-THE-CLOCK TELEPHONE

HOTLINE - 723 0013 - WILL PROVIDE ADVICE IN CANTONESE ON HOW SUCH NUISANCES COULD BE PREVENTED.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN PUBLIC INTEREST (API) WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST ON TELEVISIONS AND RADIOS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS.

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