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on road safety, followed by instructional films, which was given to school children produced encouraging results.

The total number of traffic accidents increased from 12,001 in 1956 to 12,014 in 1957, whilst accidents involving injury showed an increase of 184. Comparative figures for the last four years are :

1953

1954 1955

1956

1957

Fatal

72

101

139

131

125

Serious Injury

448

621

735

672

748

Slight Injury

3,124

3,397

3,745

3,618

3,726

Damage Only

4,892

5,119 7,156

7,580 7,415

Total

8,536 9,238 11,775 12,001 12,014

The number of drivers increased by 12,954, bringing the total of licensed drivers up to 76,053. During the year 27,100 provisional (learner) driving licences were issued. 16,473 driving tests were conducted.

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Immigration. The Commissioner of Police is concurrently the Immigration Officer for the Colony. All persons entering the Colony, other than Cantonese entering from the province of Kwangtung, must be in possession of valid travel docu- ments. In addition, aliens, with the exception of those passing through on ships or aircraft, are required to have visas. It has long been the policy to permit the maximum freedom of movement between the Colony and the province of Kwangtung, but in recent years the increasing numbers of Cantonese wishing to take up residence in the Colony forced the Government to impose a quota system whereby the numbers permitted to enter the Colony are governed by the numbers who go out. Local residents who wish to visit China may ensure that they can return outside the quota by obtain- ing a re-entry permit before they leave. The number of re- entry permits issued to local residents for the purpose of travelling to China and Macau during 1957 was 409,677.

The total recorded movement during 1957 was 3,104,393 representing an increase of 194,712 over 1956. The number