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The Road Safety Council come into being in 1983 to build on the work of previous Standing Conference on Road Safety, a central body established in 1973, as a government advisory body to promote road safety in Hong Kong. Chaired by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), with a membership drawn from seven government bureaux and departments and six civic associations, the Council is committed to reducing the number and severity of traffic accidents in Hong Kong by formulating road safety initiatives and undertaking education and publicity programmes to reach road users at risk.
The Council is supported by two committees and two working groups, namely the Road Safety Campaign Committee (RSCC), the Road Safety Research Committee (RSRC), the Road Safety Publicity Strategy Working Group and the Road Safety Council Annual Report Working Group.
The Road Safety Publicity Strategy Working Group formulates publicity plans for examination by the Road Safety Campaign Committee and is its executive arm for road safety educational and publicity events. The Road Safety Research Committee is responsible for technical research with the aim of enhancing road safety. Each year, the annual report is prepared by the Road Safety Council Annual Report Working Group.
The Council will continue to pursue the vision of ‘Zero Accidents on the Road, Hong Kong’s Goal’ to make Hong Kong one of the world’s safest cities for road users.
The Council strives to promote and maintain a culture of safe road use, achieved by identifying, initiating and implementing road safety programmes that reduce the number of traffic accidents and severity of injuries.
The Council works in partnership with other government departments, transport associations, road safety stakeholders, educational bodies and community organisations. Together, we aim to:
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Improve the behaviour of road users through education and publicity; |
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Improve the transport network to create a safer driving and road environment; |
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Explore new technologies and overseas legislation on road safety to develop effective accident prevention measures; |
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Build better roads and support the use of safer vehicles; |
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Engage the community to participate in improving Hong Kong’s road safety level through partnership programmes; and |
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Conduct research and analysis to identify traffic accident trends and risk areas. |
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Chairman's Foreword |
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