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And, finally, every year

we have the Road Safety Campaign

which tries to promote traffic safety. In the last three

spent on road safety,

years, $2 million was

promotion of knowledge of traffic signs, and

including

the police

So I am

play a very significant role in the campaign.

sure they are trying to help and not hinder the promotion

of road safety.

MR. CHEONG-LEEN : Sir, a year or two ago, the Transport

Branch became aware of complaints that at certain spots

there were so many traffic signs that they were confusing

to the public and therefore became contributory factors to

contravention of traffic regulations. The Transport

Department did commence a programme to identify these

spots and improve the situation. How is this programme

coming along?

SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT

Yes,

Sir,

I

Si

Mr. CHEONG-LEEN asking this question about

remember

a year ago and

a written reply was given by me. The present position is

this: we now have a total of 124,500

of 124,500 signs in Hong Kong

and we expect to reduce this

this number by 40,300 over the

next two years by way of simplification.

time about 25

per cent

per

At the present

of these signs in Hong Kong and

Kowloon have been reduced and those in the New Territories

are being reduced.

Given additional staff in the

department, we hope to complete this programme by 1990-91.