“Wise Ride” Safe Cycling Promotion Campaign
The Road Safety Council held the the “Wise Ride” Safe Cycling Promotion Campaign on 15th July 2012 at the Amphitheatre of Sha Tin Central Park. The event was jointly organized with Sha Tin District Council, Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol and Hong Kong Police Force.
The officiating guests included Dr Eric CHENG, MH, OStJ, JP, Chairman of the Road Safety Campaign Committee; Acting Chief Superintendent (Traffic), Ms Angela Ng; Senior Superintendent (Traffic New Territories South), Mr Patrick Laidler; Chief Superintendent, Sha Tin District Commander, Mr CHAU Ping-sun. Chairman of Traffic and Transport Committee, Sha Tin District Council, Mr YIU Ka-chun; Convenor of Working Groung on Roadsafety, Traffic and Transport Committee of Sha Tin District Council, Mr CHENG Cho-kwong; Senior Assistant Commissioner, New Territories South Regional Commander, Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol, Mr CHEUNG Chun-hung; Staff Officer, Auxiliary Medical Service, Mr LAU Man-kwong, MH; Chairman of A Drop of Life Limited, Miss Jackie Lee.
The attendances were treated with a variety of entertainment shows which included performance by Mr YU Sum-yee, the artistic cycling men's double project gold medalist, and sharing by a professional cycling coach on cycling safety tips. The number of participants had reached a high of about 500 people and the hot weather did not diminish the enthusiasm of the participants. The event reached its climax when the members of Road Safety Team of Traffic NTS led over the representatives of supportive parties and cyclists on stage to pledge the support of “Wise Ride” Scheme. A handover ceremony of the “Cycling Safety” ambassadorial role from the Road Safety Team (RST) of Traffic NTS to RST Traffic NTN was conducted. After the ceremony, members of “Wise Ride” Scheme distributed leaflets and souvenirs along the cycle track to spread the cycling safety message.
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