Our Profile

The Road Safety Council (the Council), formed in 1983 as a government advisory body to promote road safety measures, is committed to reducing the number and severity of traffic accidents. It takes a proactive role in identifying road safety initiatives and in introducing education and publicity programmes to target groups.

The Council is chaired by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) and consists of representatives of seven Government Bureaux and Departments as well as six non-government organisations working closely on road safety. It has two committees and a working group, namely the Road Safety Campaign Committee, the Road Safety Research Committee and the Road Safety Council Annual Report Working Group. The Road Safety Campaign Committee is supported by the Road Safety Publicity Strategy Working Group which executes publicity plans.

Our Vision

'Zero Accidents on the Road, Hong Kong's Goal'.  Our aim is to ensure Hong Kong remains one of the world's safest cities for road users.

Our Mission

We will generate and sustain a culture of safe road use by identifying, initiating and implementing road safety programmes that help reducing the number and severity of traffic accidents and casualties.

By co-ordinating and working with government departments, transport associations, road safety stakeholders, educational bodies and community organisations, we aim to:

• Improve road users' behaviour through education and publicity

• Improve the transportation systems to create a safer driving environment

• Explore new technology and legislation in other countries relating to road safety so as to develop effective deterrent measures

• Build better roads and push for the manufacturing of safer cars

• Engage the community in improving Hong Kong's road safety levels through partnership programmes

• Conduct research and analyse traffic statistics to identify trends and areas of risk