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SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS II ARE MAINLY DEPLOYED ON ASSISTING IN THE DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES. RESOURCE PLANNING CONTROL, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

AS WELL AS DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION LIAISON FUNCTIONS.

ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICERS II PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES STUDENTS, JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS: AND ENFORCE LABOUR LEGISLATION.

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MANAGEMENT SERVICES OFFICERS II CARRY OUT MANAGEMENT SERVICES WORK SUCH AS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES, ORGANISATION REVIEWS, VALUE FOR MONEY STUDIES, AND OFFICE AUTOMATION STUDIES. THEY ALSO CONDUCT ASSIGNMENTS ON OFFICE ACCOMMODATION PLANNING AND USE OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT,

ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICERS II WORK EITHER IN DEPARTMENT OF TRADE OR INDUSTRY AND ASSIST IN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, LICENSING AND CONTROL MANAGEMENT, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION. THEY MAY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND OVERSEAS CONFERENCES OR TO ASSIST IN OVERSEAS NEGOTIATIONS.

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CHANGING ROAD USERS' BEHAVIOUR CAN IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY

ROAD USER ERRORS ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 95 PER CENT OF ROAD ACCIDENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS PLACING MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT. MR GORDON SIU KWING-CHU, TODAY (SUNDAY) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ROAD COURTESY CAMPAIGN 1992 ORGANISED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTHEAST.

MR SIU SAID THERE WAS A NEED ΤΟ RAISE THE UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS OF ROAD USERS AND TO CHANGE AND BEHAVIOUR.

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THEIR ATTITUDES

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A DOWNWARD TREND OF ROAD ACCIDENTS FROM 1982 TO 1986 AND SINCE THEN THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS HAD REMAINED STABLE, A TOTAL OF 15.327 ACCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE ROADS IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR WITH 315 PEOPLE KILLED AND OVER 20,000 INJURED. HE SAID.

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"IN FINANCIAL TERMS. ROAD ACCIDENTS RESULT IN LOSS OF RESOURCES THOSE INVOLVED AND TO OTHER ROAD USERS, MR SIŲ SAID, ADDING THAT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT CASUALTIES LEAD TO SUFFERING.

"THIS IS WHY THE GOVERNMENT PLACES SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE NEED TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY," HE ADDED.

/MR SIU