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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1994

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ADVICE GIVEN TO MOTORISTS INVOLVED IN MINOR ACCIDENTS

THE FAILURE OF SOME MOTORISTS TO MOVE THEIR VEHICLES то THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER INVOLVEMENT IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CAN CAUSE ROAD

TO CONGESTION AND IS A SOURCE OF IRRITATION

OTHER ROAD USERS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR JOHN TELFORD, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON SIMON IP IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR TELFORD SAID ALTHOUGH THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE PROVIDED THAT DRIVERS SHOULD STOP IF THEIR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHICH CAUSED INJURY OR DAMAGE, THERE WAS NO NEED TO WAIT FOR POLICE ATTENDANCE IF THE ACCIDENT WAS MINOR.

THOSE INVOLVED SHOULD MOVE THEIR VEHICLES TO A SAFER LOCATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO AS TO MINIMISE OBSTRUCTION TO OTHER ROAD USERS AND THEN EXCHANGE PERSONAL PARTICULARS.

MR TELFORD NOTED THAT MEASURES HAD BEEN TAKEN TO CONVEY THIS MESSAGE TO MOTORISTS THROUGH THE ROAD USERS CODE, COPIES OF WHICH WERE GIVEN TO ALL LEARNER DRIVERS.

THE ACCIDENT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG DISTRIBUTES LEAFLETS ΤΟ APPLICANTS FOR VEHICLE INSURANCE SPECIFICALLY ADVISING DRIVERS TO MOVE VEHICLES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF THEY ARE INVOLVED IN MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND THERE ARE NO INJURIES.

MR TELFORD SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO PUBLICISE THIS MESSAGE WERE CONTINUING.

IN

"THE MESSAGE WAS EMPHASISED MOST RECENTLY AT A PRESS BRIEFING ΤΟ MARK THE OPENING OF SIX EMERGENCY LAY-BYS ON TUEN MUN ROAD AND THE LATEST ROAD SAFETY QUARTERLY PUBLICATION.

"WE

WILL RESTATE THIS ADVICE TO MOTORISTS IN FUTURE AT EVERY

OPPORTUNITY, APPROPRIATE

FOR EXAMPLE THROUGH ROAD SAFETY AND ROAD COURTESY CAMPAIGNS AND THROUGH TRE EFFORTS OF POLICE OFFICERS ATTENDING THE SCENE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS," HE SAID.

GOVT AIMS TO MODERATE PROPERTY PRICES

THE ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING TOWARDS ACHIEVING MORE MODERATE PROPERTY PRICES THROUGH GRADUAL AND ORDERLY MEASURES, FOR PLANNING,

ENVIRONMENT AND

TONY LANDS, MR

THE SECRETARY EASON, SAID TODAY

(WEDNESDAY).

IN THE DIRECTED AT

ΤΟ REPLYING

QUESTION A

BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON SAID THE EFFORTS WOULD BE ACHIEVING SHORT AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS.

/NOTING THAT