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Accreditation report for Tuen Mun Safe Community of Hong Kong
Application for Accreditation
Tuen Mun Safe Community
Of Hong Kong
Dr. Cheng Man-yung,
Chairman, Working Committee, Tuen Mun Safe Community
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
October 2002
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I. Greeting
There is a general misconception that the word “safe” in a Safe Community only applies to the
work environment. But in fact, people should pay more attention to every aspect of their lives,
no matter how minor it is.
Tuen Mun was inaugurated as the first safe community in Hong Kong on 21 March 2001. I
hope this can act as a bridge between us and other communities, and serves as a
communication channel for the residents in Tuen Mun so that they can get to know more about
the project as well as details of the activities.
As the Chairman of the Tuen Mun District Council, I will work closely with my colleagues
and give full support to the “Safe Community”. We will liaise with various government
departments, major corporations, schools and social groups to ensure the concept of safe
community reaches every corner of the community. I hope Tuen Mun will become a
designated safe community that is recognized by the World Health Organization. And more
importantly, Tuen Mun will be a safe and healthy home and workplace for our next generation.
The Honourable Lau Wong-fat, GBS, JP
Patron of Tuen Mun Safe Community / Chairman of Tuen Mun District Council
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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II. Table of Content
Topic items Page
No.
I. Greeting from the Chairman of Tuen Mun District 2
Council
II. Table of Content 3
III. The Tuen Mun Community of Hong Kong SAR, China 4-6
IV. The need for Tuen Mun to be a Safe Community 7-9
V. Criteria to be designated as a Safe Community 10
Criteria 1 11-12
Criteria 2 13-29
Criteria 3 30-31
Criteria 4 32
Criteria 5 33-42
Criteria 6 43
VI. Future development for the Tuen Mun Safe Community 44
VII. Acknowledgement 45
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III. The Tuen Mun Safe Community of Hong Kong SAR, China
Photo : The map of Hong Kong SAR, China
Introduction
Tuen Mun is the first safe community in Hong Kong. The concept of “Safe Community”
began its formal existence in 1989, at the First World Conference on Accident and Injury
Prevention held in Stockholm, Sweden. The resolution of the conference – the Manifesto for
Safe Communities – states that “All human beings have an equal right to health and safety”.
Safe community has since been the World Health Organization (WHO)’s main health
promotion strategy.
The idea of safe community takes reference from outreaching programme. Through a steering
committee, professional organizations, enterprises, schools, hospitals, government
departments and individual enthusiasts, etc. are linked together, to provide people in the
community with comfortable, safe and healthy living and working environments. With a
strong safety culture, organizations would increase productivity and cost effectiveness, and the
society would be relieved of heavy social cost of injuries and illnesses.
With the help of the Occupational Safety and Health Council, the Tuen Mun Safe Community
Steering Committee was set up in December 1999. The Steering Committee has a strong
representation which includes government departments, hospital, university and enterprises.
The Steering Committee also has the chairman of Tuen Mun District Council as the patron of
the Tuen Mun Safe Community.
The Tuen Mun Safe Community Inauguration Ceremony was held at the Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre on 21 March 2000. Professor Leif Svanstrom, Chairman of
World Health Organization Collaboration Centre on Community Safety, presented the
members of the Tuen Mun Safe Community Steering Committee a certificate of appointment
of the Tuen Mun Safe Community.
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(1) (2)
Photo : Inauguration of Tuen Mun Safe Community (1)
Members of TMSC Steering Committee meeting for logo design competition (2)
General information for Tuen Mun Community
Location and Area : Tuen Mun, with a size of about 82 square kilometres is situated at the
western part of the New Territories of Hong Kong and is on the coast of Ling Ding Yang.
Macau is just across the sea.
Population : Tuen Mun is one of the most densely populated district with nearly 490,000
persons at 2001, ranking 4th in the 18 districts. As a growing satellite community, the
inhabitants of the community has been increasing, for the past 3 years, particularly for the age
ranging between 15 and 65.
Figure : Population growth of Tuen Mun Community (Source: Census & Statistics
Department, 2002)
Year 1999 Year 2000 Year 2001 Variance (2001 vs 1999)
Aged 0-14 97510 89883 93017 -4.6%
Aged 15-64 353427 351293 366676 +3.7%
Aged >65 28704 29926 32784 +14.2%
479641 471102 492477 +2.7%
Traffic and Transport : Tuen Mun is connected to Kowloon through the Tuen Mun Road and
Castle Peak Road. The traffic congestion has alleviated a bit in recent years with the
commissioning of Route 3 and Ting Kau Bridge, and will be further improved with opening of
the West Rail in 2003. The Light Rail Transit is the main public transport services within the
district.
Medical and Health Service : Tuen Mun has 3 hospitals, namely the Tuen Mun Hospital,
Castle Peak Hospital and Siu Lam Hospital. There are a total of 23 public clinics and other
health institutions.
Housing : There are 11 public housing estates, 10 Home Ownership Scheme flats, as well as
varieties of private flats. Over 60% of the Tuen Mun residents live in public housing
developments. Some 39,000 persons live in 34 villages.
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Community and Recreational Facilities : Major cultural and recreational facilities include the
Tuen Mun Town Hall, Tuen Mun Town Park and 5 contiguous beaches in southeastern part of
Tuen Mun. There are also 3 community centres and 4 community halls under the management
of the Tuen Mun District Office.
Education : There are 62 primary schools and 40 secondary schools. Tuen Mun also houses
the Lingnan University.
Industrial Development : Major industrial establishments concentrates on two areas, namely
the Tuen Mun Channel West with light manufacturing industries such as the renowned
Japanese zipper manufacturer YKK, and Area 38 with heavy industries such as the Siu Wing
Steel Factory and the first River Trade Terminal in Hong Kong.
Major Development and district Issues : West Rail Phase I Development has 9 stops routing
from Sham Shui Po via Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long to Tuen Mun Town Centre. With its
commissioning in 2003, the traffic congestion problem of Tuen Mun Road will be further
improved. Moreover, the Deep Bay Link and Route 10 will be commissioned to facilitate both
the flow of cargo and people between Mainland and Hong Kong,
(1) (2)
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(3) (4)
Photo : Scenery of Tuen Mun Community in the olden days (1)
Scenery of Tuen Mun Community today (2) (3) (4)
IV. The Need for Tuen Mun to be a Safe Community
Quality of life
Improving community safety is an effective means for the continuous improvement of the
quality of life of all citizens. As the inhabitants are less prone to injuries, the way of life in the
community would be much happier and healthier.
Figure : General picture of injury pattern (Source : Tuen Mun Hospital)
Causes of traumatic Year 1999 Year 2000 Year 2001 Variance (2001 vs 1999)
injury
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Assault 1171 1146 1159 -12(-1%)
Battering 151 160 201 +50(+33%)
Traffic 1163 1169 1224 +61(+5%)
Occupational 7114 7721 7650 +536(+7.5%)
Domestic 5819 5009 4731 -1088(-18.7%)
Sports 2154 2096 2117 -37(-2%)
Falls 5456 8509 8380 +2924(+53%)
Others 2919 990 3119 +200(+7%)
Total 25947 26800 28581 +2634(+10%)
Age Group Trauma incident count in Tuen Mun
year Variance (2001 vs 1999)
1999 2000 2001
0 - 14 5849 5597 5760 -1.5%
15 - 64 18060 19012 20179 11.7%
>= 65 2038 2191 2642 29.6%
Total 25947 26800 28581 10%
Distribution of Nature of Injury in Tuen Mun in 2001
Assault
10.9% 4.1% 0.7% 4.3% Battering
26.8%
Traffic
29.3%
Occupational
Domestic
Sports
Falls
Others
7.4% 16.6%
From the injury data, one should take note that some of the injury category is still high. In
2001, there were 29.3 % (8380/28584) fall injury and 26.8% (7650/28584) occupational
injury. Effort should be made to improve the safety of the community in particular to those
areas of occupational and general environmental safety.
Distribution of Population and Injury by Age Group in Tuen Mun in 2001
Age Population Injury
Group
Year 2001 % Variance Year 2001 % Variance
(2001 vs (2001 vs
1999) 1999)
0 - 14 93017 18.9% -4.60% 5760 20.2% -1.50%
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15 - 64 366676 74.5% 3.70% 20179 70.6% 11.70%
>= 65 32784 6.7% 14.20% 2642 9.2% 29.60%
Total 492477 100.0% 2.70% 28581 100.0% 10%
Due to the decrease in population, there is 1.5% (89/5849) slight decrease in the injury
incidents in the age group of 0-14. Nevertheless, one should still continuous to put effort for
this group not only because of they accounted for 20.2 % (5760/28584) of injury incidents in
2001, but also, any intervention to prevent injury for this group would have a greater impact in
future.
Distribution of Injury by Age Group in Tuen Mun in 1999 and
2001
Age Group Year 1999 Year 2001 Variance % in 2001
(2001 vs
1999)
0-5 2712 2374 -12.5% 8.3%
6-18 5360 5443 1.5% 19.0%
19-44 11312 12340 9.1% 43.2%
45-64 4525 5782 27.8% 20.2%
>=65 2038 2642 29.6% 9.2%
Total 25947 28581 10% 100.0%
The impact of injuries resulting from population growth in the age group of >=65 is also very
great. There was 29.6% (604/2642) increase in injury incidents in this age group in
comparing between 1999 and 200.
For age group 45–64, there was also a relatively high percentage increase (27.8%, 1257/4525)
in injury incidents in comparing between 1999 and 2000.
Commitment of private and public organizations towards community
For many public and private organizations, community responsibility is one of their corporate
missions. This is a shared responsibility. Everyone in the community should contribute to
practise safety in their everyday life, set good examples for the younger generation so that
they will think and act safe from a very young age.
Cost of public funding for treatment of injuries
It is clear that if the safety of community is improved, less public funding would be required
to treat clients suffering from accidental injuries and medical expenses can be utilized to
improve other areas of need.
Learning attitude towards continuous improvement initiatives
Being one of the members of the Safe Community Network, members can share and learn
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from each other the experience in success and difficulties encountered. They aspire to promote
a safety culture through partnerships of corporations, government departments, local
administration, health services providers, educational institutions, voluntary groups and other
interested groups at the community level. They are also prepared to share their experiences
with other communities in Hong Kong and other regions by participating in the safe
community network under the WHO.
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V. Criteria to be Designated as a Safe Community
The WHO Collaborating Center on Community Safety Promotion has put forward 6 criteria or
indicators to be designated as a Safe Community.
1. An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional
group that is responsible for safety promotion in their community ;
2. Long-term, sustainable programs covering both genders and all ages, environments, and
situations ;
3. Programs that target high-risk groups and environments, and programs that promote
safety for vulnerable groups ;
4. Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries ;
5. Evaluation measures to assess their programs, processes and the effects of change ;
6. Ongoing participation in national and international Safe Communities networks.
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1. An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a
cross-sectional group that is responsible for safety promotion in their
community
The Tuen Mun Safe Community Steering Committee was established in 1999 and the
Tuen Mun Safe Community was inaugurated in March 2000 at the Convention Centre of
Hong Kong. There were thirteen organizations participating in the project and the
Chairman for the Steering Committee was Dr. T.L. Ng, the Chairman of Occupational
Safety & Health Council and the Chairman for the Working Committee was Dr. M.Y.
Cheng, Hospital Chief Executive of Tuen Mun Hospital.
List of member organizations for the Tuen Mun Safe Community
CLP Power
KCRC Light Rail
Lingnan University
Tuen Mun Hospital
Tuen Mun District Office
Tuen Mun District Council
YKK Corporation HK Limited
Vogue Laundry Services Limited
HK Police Force
HK Fire Services Department
HK Housing Authority
Labour Department
Occupational Safety & Health Council
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Membership list of the Steering Committee of Tuen Mun Safe Community
Dr. NG Tat-lun, Justice of Peace, Chairman of the Occupational Safety & Health Council
(Chairman)
Mr. LUM Kwok-keung, Justice of Peace, District Officer of Tuen Mun District Office
Dr. CHENG Man-yung, Hospital Chief Executive of the Tuen Mun Hospital
Mr. CHAN Yau-hoi, Member of the Tuen Mun District Council
Mr. AU Hok-lam, District Commander, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong Police Force
Mr. LIU Ching-chung, Divisional Commander, New Territories West, Fire Services
Department
Mr. Fred TING, Justice of Peace, Deputy Commissioner for Labour
Mrs Katherine YAU, Chief Publicity Officer (Corporate & Community Relations) of Hong
Kong Housing Authority
Mr. Jonathan YU, Justice of Peace, Director of the KCRC-Light Rail
Mr. Julian LAM, Generation Operation & Maintenance Manager of the CLP Power Co. Ltd
Mr. Daniel CHEUNG, General Manager of Vogue Laundry Services Limited
Professor Barton STARR, Associate Vice President of the Lingnan University
Mr. Tetsuo YAZAWA, Managing Director of the YKK Hong Kong Limited
Figure : Organization of the Tuen Mun Safe Community
The six Working Groups were focusing on various aspects for injury prevention. As the
TM Safe Com m unity
Steering Com m ittee
TM Safe Com m unity
W orking Com m ittee
TM Safe Com m unity
Co-ordinator
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H om e Electricity Safety O ccupationalSafety & H ealth StudentSafety Road Safety Injury Statistics & A nalysis O SH Carnival
(CLP Pow er) (O SH Council) (Lingnan U niversity) (K CRC LightRail) (Tuen M un H ospital) (Tuen M un D istrictCouncil)
convenor for the individual working group, the organization would liaise with other member
organizations to develop and organized various activities to promote safety culture for the
respective areas. The activities would include, for example, checking electricity appliance
safety for senior citizen and educational visits to safety departments of various corporations
etc.
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2. Long-term, sustainable programs covering both genders and all ages,
environments, and situations.
1. To maintain Tuen Mun Safe Community as a long-term project, the Chairman of the
Tuen Mun District Council was invited as our patron.
2. The support of the Tuen Mun District Council and District Office was crucial to
implement programs to create a better and safer community for the inhabitants.
3. The regular collection and analysis of injury data and safety information from Tuen
Mun Hospital would facilitate the continuous evaluation and reflection of
achievement pursued by each sector.
4 The establishment of the co-ordinator and office at Tuen Mun Hospital would act
as a focus point for meetings and related activities.
5. The establishment of our long–term mission of “Decreasing the injury incidents of
Tuen Mun by 50% within 5 years” would be a unanimous target of the members of
the Steering Committee.
6. The establishment of the “Safe Community Corridor” will provide an effective
communication and promotion for the continuous work implemented by the Tuen
Mun Safe Community.
Milestone of development for the Tuen Mun Safe Community
Stage Year Activities
Preparation 1999-2000 z Propose Safe Community Project
z Formation of Working Committee
z Establishment of the TM SC Steering Committee
z Inauguration of the TM SC by Professor Svanstrom
Implementation 2000-2003 z Formation of working groups
z Develop and implement injury prevention programs
z Establish injury monitoring mechanism
z Share experience with Safe Community network
z Submit project report to WHO Collaborating Centre for
application of Tuen Mun Safe Community
Consolidation 2003-2005 z Designated as a Safe Community
z Support OSHC to hold 12th Asian Regional Conference
on Safe Community
z Continue injury prevention programs
z Enhance co-operation with local functional committees,
groups and organizations
z Share and distribute experience with Safe Community
network
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2.1 Health Education and Promotion
The Community Service Centre of Tuen Mun Hospital has played an important
role for the continuous contribution and commitment to the safety and health of the
Tuen Mun Community. She had organized a series of health education activities to
promote health among the citizens.
Programs in 2001 to 2002
1. Two parallel groups for peadiatric eczema patients and their parents were
organized in August 2001.
2. A workshop on “ Sex Life adjustment after Stroke” was in March 2002.
3. An experiential workshop was organized in August 2001 on “ social
stigmatization of chronically ill patients “
4. 10 interactive school talks on “anti-smoking in adolescent”.
5. Produced an educational video on “Smoking or Not”.
6. A leadership training and empowerment workshop for adolescence was
organized in May 01 to prepare them to launch anti-smoking program in
schools.
7. 8 community health talks were organized in 2001. They were “ Female
incontinence and chronic wound management”, “Breast Cancer”, “ Stress
management”, Chinese Medicine in cancer prevention and rehabilitation”,
Women health carnival”, “Women and Cancer”, “ Brain Damage and
Memory”, “ Early Assessment Service for Young people with Psychosis ”
8. A series of 4 exhibitions in 2001.
9. Healthy School Project of Tuen Mun district.
10. 2 community health talks for parents of primary school children on domestic
injury and childhood diet.
Programs in 2000 to 2001
1. As a community empowerment project to enable the public to use the health
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was organized in August, 2000.
2. Anti-smoking program of the year included 4 primary school talks, board
exhibition, coloring competition, empowerment workshop, anti-smoking
program in 10 secondary schools, anti-smoking kick-off ceremony, set up of
smoke free health station in TMH.
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3. 7 community talks in this year which included, cancer prevention, female
incontinence, women headache, mental stress under unemployment, mental
stress of handicapped/chronically ill patient and their carers, cerebal pelsy
,cervical cancer and asthma in children.
4. 7 public health exhibitions were set up
Programme in 1999 to 2000
1. Anti-smoking program of the year: 5 school talks, 7 smoke free patrol in
hospital, experiential workshop and a anti-smoking ceremony
2. 5 community health talks which were on mental health, breast cancer, female
incontinence, cancer prevention and urinary tract stone.
3. 3 public health exhibitions were set up this year.
2.2 Road safety for students
a. Road safety seminars
The Tuen Mun Road Safety Group of the Hong Kong Police Force had
arranged a lot of road safety promotion talks and seminars to students. And a
total 33 Road Safety Teams had been established for the schools in Tuen Mun
(10 for secondary schools, 10 for primary schools and 13 for kindergartens).
The coverage of education for road safety awareness extended from 85% to
91% in these 3 years.
Figure : Number of seminars arranged (Source : HK Police Force)
Year 1999-2000 Year 2000-2001
No. of schools in Tuen Mun 150 150
No. of schools road safety talks provided 128 137
Coverage 85% 91%
b. Road Safety Quiz and Essay Competition
It was organized by the New Territories North Regional Traffic Headquarters
for the promotion of Road Safety in Tuen Mun Community.
c. Road Safety Drawing and colouring competition
It was organized by the Tuen Mun Road Safety Committee for the promotion of
road safety in Tuen Mun community.
d. Road Safety Town
A Road Safety Town occupying an area of 0.28 hectares is located in Tuen
Mun. School children are arranged to tour the road safety town to educate
them on road safety. Usage of the Town is shown on the following table: -
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Figure : Number of visitors to Road Safety Town (Source : HK Police Force)
Years 1999 2000 2001
Number of Attendance 15,477 15,475 13,710
Figure : Number of children injured during traffic accidents (Source : Tuen
Mun Hospital)
Year 1999 Year 2000 Year 2001 Variance (2001 vs 1999)
Aged 0-5 43 36 29 -14(-32.5%)
Aged 6-11 62 63 73 +11(+17.7%)
Aged 12-18 112 90 98 -14(-12.5%)
Total 217 189 200 -17(-8.5%)
2.3 Improvement for the general environment
To prevent accidents for citizens living in remote villages in the Tuen Mun district,
the Tuen Mun District Office had co-ordinated numerous improvement projects.
Table : Improvement works for village inhabitants (Source : Tuen Mun District
Office)
Government Departments Program initiatives Targets achieved
Works Section, Tuen Mun Construction of pavement, Safe access for 6
District Office channel or bridges villages provided
Lighting Division, Village lighting program 142 lamps installed
Highway Department
Civil Engineering Land-slip Preventive 10 dangerous sites
Department Measures improved
These improvement programs provided safer access with better lighting for the
villages, which would prevent senior citizens from falling during access of the
villages in their daily living. The improvement of landslip sites would prevent
citizens form injuries caused by the landslip accidents.
(1) (2)
Photo : A village access before and after improvement work. (Source: Tuen Mun
District Office) (1) (2)
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2.4 Estate safety
The Housing Authority had paid much effort to improve the safety awareness of
the citizens at the public housing estates. With the co-operation of various public
and private organizations, various promotional programs were organized within the
estate.
Table : Estate Safety Program (Source : Housing Authority)
Activities Name of estate(s) Number of Date of program
participants
Anti-dumping from height Wu King Estate 300 citizens September 2001
Fire Safety Road-show On Ting Estate 700 citizens October 2001
Shan King Estate
Home fire safety Newsletter Shan King Estate 9000 copies December 2001
distributed
(1) (2)
Photo : Fire Safety road-show for estate (1)
Newspaper on fire safety for estate (Source : Hospital Authority) (2)
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2.5 Light Rail Safety
Hong Kong’s Light Rail system, which is the major mode of internal transport for
the 900,000 residents of the new towns of Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai,
carries more than 320,000 people a day. Great emphasis is placed on the safety of
this busy railway system.
2.5.1 The safety management of the system
Light Rail's system is designed and constructed in accordance with
international safety standards. Its safety is closely monitored by the Railway
Inspectorate appointed by the Government.
Light Rail adopts an integrated approach in safety and quality management
such that safety requirements are incorporated into all areas as well as the
ISO policies and procedures. A risk management programme is being
implemented and a hazard analysis is conducted to reduce safety hazards and
to improve safety.
2.5.2 Drivers’ training
A comprehensive training programme is provided for Light Rail drivers.
New recruits have to undertake a nine-week comprehensive training
programme before they can become fully qualified. In order to maintain a
high standard, all drivers have to attend a refresher-training course every
year to ensure that they are well aware of the safe operating procedures.
2.5.3 Emergency drills
Emergency exercises are conducted at least twice a year in conjunction with
the emergency rescue team to evaluate the efficiency of staff in handling
different kinds of incidents, to test their knowledge on emergency handling
procedures and their proper use of safety equipment. The recent one was
conducted on 17 May 2002 near Tuen Mun Light Rail Tai Hing (North)
Stop. The Fire Services Department and the Police also took part in the
exercise.
2.5.4 Joint anti-jaywalking operations
Regular anti-jaywalking operations are carried out jointly by Light Rail
and the Police at major Light Rail pedestrian crossings to warn and
prosecute pedestrians and cyclists who fail to observe traffic
regulations. Apart from warning the jaywalkers, the Police and Light
Rail also praised pedestrians who paid strict attention to the prevailing
traffic regulations. The joint operation campaign, which began in 2000,
has reduced the number of pedestrian accidents by 30% over the past
two years.
2.5.5 Light Rail Road Safety Campaigns
Large-scale public education campaigns are carried out annually to educate
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road users on how to use Light Rail service and cross Light Rail junctions
safely. The 2001 Light Rail Road Safety Campaign was organised in
November and December 2001 and was supported by the Tuen Mun Safe
Community project, Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Police.
Light Rail also actively participates in regional safety campaign organized by
the Police and community organizations to reinforce safety messages.
Through these continuous implementation of improvement measures such as
the installation of red light cameras at some Light Rail/ road junctions by the
Government, improvement of signage, intensive training, emergency
exercises and public education, Light Rail has been consistently attaining a
good safety record and has the lowest accident record amongst all road-based
public transport systems.
Passengers and public injuired
(Per million passengers carried)
1
0.8 0.75 0.76
0.69
0.58
Injury Rate
0.45
0.5 0.37 0.44
0.23 0.3
0
92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 '00 '01
Year
Source : KCRC Light Rail
(1) (2)
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Photo : Road safety carnival by Light Rail Train (1) (2)
2.6 Fire safety
2.6.1 Response to Emergency Calls
In Tuen Mun district, there are five fire stations namely Tuen Mun,
Castle Peak Bay, Fu Tei, Pillar Point and Tai Lam Chung Fire Station to
serve the community. The locations of these stations are strategically
located to cover every part of the district by ensuring prompt response of
fire service personnel to an emergency. For urban area, the fire
appliances are aimed to arrive at the address of incident within 6 minutes
from the report of the incident. The strength of the fire stations
comprises 283 personnel, officers and firemen together and 16 units of
fire fighting and rescue appliances are normally stationed to serve the
Tuen Mun community by responding to fire and special service calls of
various categories.
2.6.2 Death & Injury in Fires
Notwithstanding that there is a slight increase in the total number of total
fire calls as a result of substantial increase in the population and the
TotalFire Calls
Number
3000
2553
2500
2258
2000
1627
1500
1000
500
0
Year 1999 2000 2001
proliferation of building structures in Tuen Mun, the fatality and injury
figures in fire incidents have manifested in a steady and descending trend
for the past few years. The declining figures against positive growth in
population and buildings would indicate that Tuen Mun is a safe
community in terms of fire protection for life and property. The statistics
on fatality and injury in fires from 1999 to 2001 are given below.
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Building Fire Calls
Num ber
2200
2000
1864
1814
1800
1600
1274
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
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1999 2000 2001
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The local fire station personnel are equally concerned in rural area fire
protection. As a result of concerted efforts being contributed by the
concerned government departments since 1999, the hill fire statistics has
been steadily kept low in year 2000 and 2001. Further, due to prompt
response and dedication of the Fire Services personnel in fire fighting
operations, the hill fires have always been quickly put under control from
developing into a serious magnitude to threaten nearby life and property.
The statistics on hill fires from 1999 to 2001 are given below.
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2.6.4 Fire Protection and Fire Safety
Apart from responding to all emergency calls, the Fire Services
personnel in Tuen Mun district are also responsible for conducting fire
protection inspections to abate situations of ‘Fire Hazard’ which includes
floating obstructions on the ‘Means of Escape’, locked roof exit, locked
ground floor exit etc. All these inspections which very often include
response to complaints about fire safety would be initially conducted
within 24 hours from the time of receiving the report to ascertain the
nature for proper follow up enforcement action. The following table
shows the number of inspections and enforcement actions taken against
irregularities of a fire hazard nature.
No. of
Year No. of FHAN* issued No. of Prosecution
Inspection
1999 211 37 4
2000 260 32 9
2001 252 10 1
*FHAN – Fire Hazard Abatement Notice
2.6.5 Inspections and visits to special risk locations and premises for fire
prevention
In discharging the duties of Fire Services Department to render Tuen
Mun to be a safe community in terms of protection from fires and other
calamities, the local fire station personnel have always adopted a
proactive approach by conducting regular inspections and visits to
familiarize themselves with the special risk locations and premises to
enhance the awareness of the occupants towards good fire protection and
safety standard. During these inspections and visits, we have established
close co-operation in disseminating correct fire safety messages to the
residents, staff and management towards the common objective in
making Tuen Mun a safe community. In infra-structural projects such as
the West Rail lines in Tuen Mun area, we have been frequently visiting
the construction sites to achieve the aforesaid fire protection objectives.
The following table shows the inspections and visits to the various kinds
of special risk premises and locations.
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Year West Rail PHIs* Suspected Hospital/ Home Others
Construction Illicit Fueling Institutional for the
Site Spots premises # Aged
1999 4 106 84 27 62 231
2000 15 98 123 29 94 489
2001 34 84 165 28 130 820
* Potentially Hazardous Installations
# Hospitals, Correctional Institutions, University
Others- e.g. Dangerous goods godown, Emergency Vehicular Access, Cyber Café, Places of Public
Entertainment and Karaoke Establishments.
2.6.6 Fire Safety Publicity and Education
a. Fire Drills/Fire Safety Talks/ Seminars/Exhibitions/Carnivals/Visits
to Fire Stations
The local fire station personnel are regularly engaged in fostering fire
safety publicity and education in the community. In doing so, we
have extensively participated in organizing fire drills, demonstration
of fire fighting equipment, static displays and exhibitions and
conducting fire talks to the residents and various organizations, such
as homes for the aged, department stores, building management staff
and members of housing estate management committees. From time
to time, in conjunction with the Tuen Mun District Fire Safety
Committee, we have held fire safety seminars and carnivals to arouse
the residents’ interest toward fire protection and safety measures. In
addition, we frequently entertain requests from the public to visit our
fire stations, and during these opportunities, the relevant knowledge
and practical demonstration on the proper use of fire extinguishers
and fire hose reel are taught. We appreciate that fire prevention is an
ongoing process to make Tuen Mun a safer place to work and live.
Therefore, the tasks of conducting fire safety talks, seminars and fire
drills at the work places, schools and housing estates etc. have been
our paramount missions to educate the people on how to prevent the
occurrence of a fire and what to do in case of an emergency. By
entertaining the visits to the fire stations by the students, it is
beneficial to impart them with the correct fire safety knowledge at
their young days. The table below shows the total number of fire
prevention activities for the past three years.
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Year Fire/Evacuation Fire Safety Static Fire No. of
Drills & Talks/Seminars Displays/ Safety Person
Demonstrations Exhibitions Carnivals Visited Fire
Station
1999 92 78 2 1 4188
2000 91 79 2 2 3910
2001 108 143 2 1 4239
b. Co-ordination of the Fire Prevention and Publicity Work
The Tuen Mun District Fire Safety Committee (TMDFSC) was
established in 1998 to promote fire safety matters in Tuen Mun. The
TMDFSC comprising representatives from various government
departments and members from the public has a conferred mission to
promote fire safety through a yearlong programme that includes fire
prevention campaigns, seminars, exhibitions and carnivals. Being the
core member in the TMDFSC, the Fire Services personnel posted to
the fire stations in Tuen Mun district play a leading role and tender
full support in implementing the various associated activities in
addition to their prime fire fighting and rescue duties. Apart from
attending the regular TMDFSC meetings, we have also participated
in job related meetings with various local organizations and public
utility companies in enhancing fire safety standards and measures.
c. Fire Safety Ambassador Scheme
The territory wide scheme was implemented in 1997 by the Fire
Services Department and is aimed to recruit and train persons from
all walks of life from the age of 12 and above as Fire Safety
Ambassadors (FSA) who have to go through a one-day training
course at a fire station. After passing the end of course test, they will
be qualified as Fire Safety Ambassadors to join and assist in the
various fire publicity events with members of the public and Fire
Services personnel.
Through the enthusiastic participation in educational visits and
various fire publicity activities, e.g. visits to the Tuen Mun Rival
Terminal, Light Rail Depot, the local fireboat station and Fire
Prevention Campaign for the fishing population at the typhoon
shelter during the Fishing Moratorium period etc, they get to know
more about the local organizations and contribute their efforts for the
well being of the Tuen Mun community at large. In addition, the
qualified FSAs have the following civic duties to perform: (i) to
disseminate fire protection messages to the general public; (ii) to
promote fire safety awareness among citizens; and (iii) to report and
help abate fire hazards.
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In the year 2001, we have successfully trained a total of 401 FSAs in
Tuen Mun. There were over two thousand trained FSAs in Tuen
Mun at the end of 2001 and more FSAs training courses would be
arranged. The significant contribution of the FSAs and the
recognized success of the scheme have added new drive in promoting
overall fire safety in Tuen Mun and thus making the community ever
safer than before.
(1) (2)
Photo : Fire safety Carnival (1)
Visit to a fire station by students (2)
2.6.7 Way Forward – Future Programme
a. Rural Fire Safety
We are determined to continue our efforts in the protection of life and
property and will further enhance the network in promoting all
aspects of fire protection and fire safety matters. In 2002, we are
prepared to enhance the fire safety awareness of the residents in rural
areas in Tuen Mun district by coordinating with the village
representatives to embark on a series of activities and initiatives, e.g.
fire talks, roving exhibitions and fire prevention campaigns etc.
b. Fire Safety Ambassador Scheme
Training of FSA would continue to be the key programme in
promoting fire safety for years to come. In 2002, we are targeted to
train 340 FSAs with more educational visits to enhance fire safety
publicity and awareness.
c. Fire drills/Fire Talks/Seminars/Exhibitions and Publicity
For fire safety publicity, education and necessary practices, we aim
for the following achievements for 2002:
Fire/Evacuation Drills - 110 nos.
Fire Safety Talks/Seminars and Exhibitions - 150 nos.
Fire Safety Carnival - 1 no.
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2.7 Electricity Safety
Electricity Safety is of vital importance to the community. As such, a series of
promotional campaigns on electricity safety were organized by the Electrical Safety
Workgroup in collaboration with power company and various public organizations.
These campaigns aimed at arousing community awareness in power safety. Various
activities have been organized including safety talks, game booths, road shows and
safety quizzes conducted at different locations in Tuen Mun since June 2000.
2.7.1 Safety Talks
A total of 11 safety talks and seminars have been organized in 2000 in
conjunction with the Tuen Mun District Council, the Tuen Mun District
Office, the Tuen Mun Girl Guides, and seven other secondary schools to
deliver the safety message to the residents of Tuen Mun.
Seven of the talks were held at CLP Power’s Castle Peak Power Station,
while the others were held in housing estates as well as Tuen Mun Town
Hall. The themes for these talks were “Electricity Safety at Home” and
“Building Maintenance”. Over one thousand residents including students
and girl guides attended these events.
In 2001 and 2002, 6 talks were held with focus either on introducing
electricity safety, or on electricity installation and maintenance in high-rise
buildings to Tuen Mun residents including 60 Occupational Safety and
Health Ambassadors. Jointly organized by Hong Kong Construction Industry
Professional Plant Operations and Mechanics’ Association, another talk has
been scheduled for this October, on prevention measures against accidental
damage to overhead power lines and underground cables.
Year No. of Safety Talks No. of residents participated
2000 11 1130
2001 2 250
2002 4 660
2.7.2 Game Booths
Game booths were organized in 2000 and 2001 at Tuen Mun Town Plaza and
different locations on the theme of electricity safety at home with total
attendance exceeded 6,800 in 10 occasions.
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Starting from January 2002, five campaigns with the use of game booths
were organized to promote electricity safety at home. Among these, game
booths were put up on 2 occasions at Tuen Mun Town Plaza, each attended
by about 1,000 residents, while another three occasions will be set up at
Tuen Mun Town Plaza, Marina Garden Club and Siu Hei Court towards the
end of the year.
Year No. of Game Booths No. of residents
participated
2000 3 2800
2001 7 4000
2002 2 2000
2.7.3 Road shows
Two road shows on electricity safety at home were held in 2001 in
conjunction with the Tuen Mun District Council, in Tin King Estate and
Tuen Mun Town Plaza respectively. These events attracted a total of 1,000
residents to participate.
In 2002, we continue to run road shows to reinforce messages of electricity
safety at home. One took place at Tuen Mun Town Plaza in January with
about 1,000 residents attended, while another two road shows will be
organized this September.
2.7.4 Safety Quizzes
With the support of Tuen Mun District Council, two “CLP Cup” safety
quizzes were organized in 2001. With “Occupational Safety and Health” as
the theme, these were held at Tuen Mun Town Plaza and a total of 1,000
residents participated.
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By end of this year, a Safety Quiz will be held at Tuen Mun Town Plaza to
further boost awareness of occupational safety and health.
2.7.5 CLP Volunteers
Apart from the above activities, the CLP Volunteers also provided free
rewiring services to the elderly living alone in the last two years.
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3. Programs that target high-risk groups and environments, and programs
that promote safety for vulnerable groups.
3.1 Children home safety
Through education by nursing staff to parents of new born, particularly those new
migrants from Mainland China, the incidence of domestic injuries for children
handled at the Emergency Department of Tuen Mun Hospital had been decreasing
for the past 3 years. Further promotion and education through exhibition board of
home safety for children improved the public awareness much.
Figure : Number of children in home injuries (Source : Tuen Mun Hospital)
Year 1999 Year 2000 Year 2001 Variance (2001 vs 1999)
Aged 0-5 1496 1184 991 -505(-33.7%)
Aged 6-11 557 467 426 -131(-23.5%)
Aged12-18 405 309 278 -127(-31.3%)
2458 1960 1695 -763(-31%)
(1)
(2)
Photo : Home safety pamphlet for parents (Source : Tuen Mun Hospital) (1)
Board exhibition for home safety for parents (Source : Tuen Mun Hospital) (2)
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3.2 Senior citizen (above 65 of age)
3.2.1 Fall prevention
a. Awareness for risk of fall
The Community Geriatric Assessment Service had regularly arranged
education talks to Care & Aged Homes, Hostels and Day Care Centres
etc boosting up the awareness of the risk of falling to the senior citizens
in the Tuen Mun community. The establishment of the Fall Clinic at the
Geriatric Day Hospital of Tuen Mun Hospital also provided timely
intervention for those clients who might have a high risk of fall at home.
More over, the team of Community Nursing Service also contributed to
identify, educate and refer risk clients for timely intervention.
b. Home exercise and home modification
The Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists would provide
intervention sessions for clients at the Day Care Centres and Hostels to
decrease the risk of fall. The Occupational therapist would provide
Assessment for Activities of Daily Living and recommend for any home
safety modification e.g. handrail in bathroom and no-slippery tape or
sheet to help enhancing the home safety for senior citizens. The
Physiotherapists would re-educate and strengthen clients’ postural
muscles improving the balance and she would also recommend Hip-
protectors to high-risk clients to minimize injury of fall.
c. Victims of home injury (Source : Tuen Mun Hospital)
Year 1999 Year 2000 Year 2001 Variance
(2001 vs 1999)
Aged >65 935 735 829 -106(-11.3%)
(1) (2)
Photo : Education of home safety (1)
Teaching balance exercise for fall prevention (2)
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4. Programs that document the frequency and causes of injuries.
4.1 For information collection, Tuen Mun Hospital had convened a working group,
under the Tuen Mun Safe Community Steering Committee, comprising the
Occupational Safety and Health Council and the government departments as
members. The data collection mechanism involved mainly the Emergency
Department and the Health Information & Records Office of the hospital where the
data were retrieved, analyzed and categorized.
4.2. All traumatic injuries consulting the Emergency Department of Tuen Mun Hospital
would be recorded into the Information System. The information collected became
a Registry of Injury Incidents, including demographic data. The linking of data
from emergency department automatically connected to the admitted clinical data
once the patients were hospitalized. The data were then coded to a clinical
modification of 9th version of the International Classification of Disease (ICD-9-
CM) that included diagnosis, external cause. Other useful information, such as
survival data and sick leave days were also captured in the Information System.
4.3 On the other hand, those information collected by respective public or private
organizations would be provided to the Committees as necessary to help
monitoring the safety of the community and to provide data for future strategic
planning.
4.4 The information was conveyed through publication, local newsletter and regular
meetings for the Safe Community Steering and Working committees.
4.5 All data was conveyed to the working groups and hospital service-chiefs for
targeted programs of improvement.
4.6 All data would be evaluated in relation the program initiatives.
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5. Evaluation measures to assess their programs, processes and the effects of
change.
5.1 Crime
A progressive reduction in crimes recorded during the past three years is noticeable.
The following tables show the total crimes recorded during the past three years as
well as those committed by juvenile offenders (under the age of 18) and violent
crimes: -
Table A - Overall Crimes (Source : HK Police Force)
Year 1999 2000 2001
Number of crimes recorded 5404 5207 4110
Percentage change ---- -3.7% -21.1%
Table B - Juvenile Crimes (Source : HK Police Force)
Year 1999 2000 2001
Number of crimes committed 887 892 813
by juvenile (under 18)
Percentage change ---- +5.6% -8.9%
Table C – Violent Crimes (Source : HK Police Force)
Year 1999 2000 2001
Number of violent crimes 1238 1117 857
Percentage change ---- -9.8% -23.3%
5.1.1 Crime Prevention Initiatives
The Police in Tuen Mun District, assisted by other government departments
and Non-Government Organizations (NGO), has launched a number of anti-
juvenile crime initiatives in the past few years with a view to reduce the
number of instances of young people committing crimes: -
a. Project X
“Project X” is an early intervention program aimed at engaging volunteer
students from Lingnan University as role models to counsel, support and
provide guidance to youths at risk so as to prevent them from delinquency
and crime. Up to 25 freshmen are selected annually from Lingnan
University to participate as mentors in the scheme. They are provided
training by representatives from Lingnan, the Police, District Fight Crime
Committee, Social Welfare Department, Education Department and NGOs
to equip them with the skills in mentoring two adolescent youths each for
a period of three years. Since 1997, 114 students have become mentors
and 228 young people have already benefited from their mentorship in this
project.
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b. Junior Police Call
The Junior Police Call Scheme (JPC) was formed in 1974 by the Police to
promote law-abiding among young people in Hong Kong. At present,
8623 young people have enrolled as JPC members and 864 as JPC leaders
in Tuen Mun.
(1) (2)
Photo : Visit to Police Museum by Junior Police Call (1)
Report of Project X (2)
c. Open-Scout Group 33
This Open Scout Group was pioneered in 1989 by Police Officers from
Tuen Mun District in partnership with the Tuen Mun District Fight Crime
Committee and a number of local enthusiastic Scouters. Delinquent
juveniles who have committed minor offences are, following the
administration of formal caution by a Police Superintendent, introduced to
scouting activities as a means to prevent recidivism. Since inception, 151
young people have benefited from the scheme.
d. Secondary School Ambassadors Program
This Program was launched by the police in Tuen Mun in 1998 to enhance
communication with local schools. A Police Officer is assigned, on a
voluntary basis, to each of the 39 secondary schools in Tuen Mun to
establish a discreet line of communication between his Divisional
Commander and the school. As ambassadors they will regularly visit the
school and disseminate crime prevention messages to the students, also
provide advice and assistance to the Headmasters in handling problem
related to students, such as truancy and conflicts among students.
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e. School Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter is published since June 1997 by Police Officers
from Tuen Mun District to disseminate crime prevention messages to
students of local schools. 10,000 copies are published on each issue and
teachers, social workers and, at times, students are invited to contribute
articles to the School Newsletter. To attract young students to read the
newsletter, quiz with prize is included in the newsletter.
(1) (2)
Photo : Newspaper to promote crime prevention (1)
Contribution from student to the newspaper (2)
5.2 Traffic accidents
The number of traffic accidents recorded over the past three years is shown in
following table: -
Table D - Overall Traffic Accident Statistics (Source : HK Police Force)
Years 1999 2000 2001
Number of deaths 14 9 (-55.6%) 3 (-200%)
Number of serious injuries 140 129 (-8.5%) 196 (+34.2%)
Number of slight injured 488 540 (+9.6%) 572 (+5.6%)
Total 642 678 (+5.3%) 771 (+12.1%)
Table E - Traffic Accidents Involving Pedestrians (Source : HK Police Force)
Years 1999 2000 2001
Number of deaths 4 2 (-100%) 1(-100%)
Number of serious injuries 48 49 (+2%) 47 (-4.3%)
Number of slight injuries 101 128 (+21.1%) 132 (+3 %)
Total 153 179 (+14.5%) 180 (+0.6%)
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Table F - Traffic Accidents Involving Bicycles (Source : HK Police Force)
Years 1999 2000 2001
Number of death 1 0 (-100%) 1 (+100%)
Number of serious injuries 25 26 (-3.8%) 31 (+ 16.1%)
Number of slight injuries 66 65 (-1.5%) 90 (+38.5%)
Total 92 91(-1.1%) 122 (+25.4%)
5.2.1 Promotional Efforts
a. Road Safety Patrol Teams
The Police have assisted local schools including kindergartens, primary
and secondary schools to form Road Safety Patrol Teams to help promote
road safety among young people. A total of 33 Teams (10 in secondary
schools, 10 in primary schools and 13 in kindergartens) have been
established with 902 members participating regularly. In the meantime,
Police Officers from the Road Safety Section regularly conduct school
talks to promote road safety consciousness among students.
Table G - Number of School Talks (Source : HK Police Force)
School Years 1999/2000 2000/2001
Number of schools 150 150
Number of school talks 128 137
Coverage 85% 91%
b. Road Safety Ambassador
A total of 100 Road Safety Ambassadors, mostly senior citizens, have
been recruited to help the police in promoting road safety in Tuen Mun
District. They are regularly engaged to help distribute road safety leaflets
to members of the public and to educate them on the proper use road
crossings.
c. Road Safety Education and Traffic Enforcement Campaign
Police in Tuen Mun mount fortnightly campaigns each month to educate
road users on road safety. Police Officers and Traffic Warden are engaged
at traffic accident black spots to enforce traffic violations as well as issue
verbal warnings for minor breaches while Junior Police Call members and
Road Safety Ambassadors are engaged to promote proper use of road
crossings.
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(1) (2)
Photo : Road Safety Patrol team promotion road safety (1)
Young Road Safety Ambassador promoting road safety (2)
5.3 Drugs abuse
According to the Central Registry of Drug Abusers, drug abuse is not regarded as a
serious problem in Tuen Mun District, a significant reduction in the arrest of drug
addicts can be found over the past three years: -
Table I - Number of Drug Addicts Arrested (Source : HK Police Force)
Years 1999 2000 2001
Number of arrests (over 21) 114 63 62
Number of arrests (under 21) 15 11 11
5.3.1 Promotional Efforts
a. School Newsletters
Articles on narcotic substances abuse regularly appear on the School
Newsletters to discourage young people from taking or experimenting
with psychotropic drugs. Posters carrying anti-drug abuse messages are
produced for display at schools to compliment such efforts.
b. Joint-Seminars
Police formed partnership with NGOs to conduct joint seminars targeted at
students to educate them on the pitfalls of drug abuse. Rejuvenated drug
addicts are invited as guest speakers to share their painful experience with
attendants of these seminars.
c. Green Haven Program
The Green Haven Program was launched by the Correctional Services
Department in 2001 to discourage drug abuse and to promote
environmental protection awareness among young people. Police in Tuen
Mun District participated in Green Haven Program and organized visits by
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local students to Hei Ling Chau Drug Addiction Treatment Center where
they are shown life examples of the drawbacks of drug addiction. 60
students from Tuen Mun District have so far took part in such visits. After
taking part in a visit, students may be appointed Fight Drugs Ambassadors
to help disseminate the drugs prevention messages to other young people
within the District.
d. Anti-Drugs Training Camp
Training camps are arranged for students and Junior Police Call members
to discourage them, through participation in healthy sporting activities and
role-playing, from taking drugs during summer holidays.
e. Anti-Drugs Carnival
Annual Anti-Drug Carnivals are held when artistes are engaged on live
performances to promote drug-free living and to instill positive values
among young people.
(1) (2)
Photo : Anti-drug carnival (1) (2)
5.4 Occupational safety & health
The Occupational Safety and Health Council dedicate to further the safety and health
development in Hong Kong. In 2000 the first affiliate safe community support centre in
Asia inaugurated in Hong Kong. The Council is proud to have taken part in this Safe
Community development. In the same year, the very first safe community in China-
Tuen Mun Safe Community has been established with the purpose to build the safety
culture within the community.
Tuen Mun is one of the satellite cities in Hong Kong. Facilitated with housing estates,
industrial centers, schools and sophisticated traffic network, Tuen Mun is a well-
established community where people live, work and play here.
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The establishment of Tuen Mun Safe Community is to facilitate the development of
safety awareness amongst members of the community. The Council supports the Tuen
Mun Safe Community and takes the initiatives to strengthen the awareness of safety and
health amongst public through multi-facets activities. On top of the general promotional
items, we organize special promotional campaigns with specific topics which focusing on
general public, people working in the high-risk industry and the youth.
5.4.1 High-risk Industry
The Construction Safety Promotional Campaign focuses on promoting safe
working cycle, safety of working at height, confined space, and the importance of
wearing personal protective equipment. In 2001 the Council organized a
Competition on Safe Working Cycle in September which proved to be a very
successful one with 50 companies implemented safe working cycle into their
routine. This activity raised the safety awareness amongst the industry.
The Council organized the Catering Safety and Health Seminar on January and
July 2001 to remind the people working in the high-risk industry the importance
of safety and health. The seminar highlighted the measures to prevent major
hazards and encouraged companies to establish a good management practice.
(1) (2)
Photo : OSH promotion for Construction and catering industries (1) (2)
5.4.2 Promotional Programme
The OSH Enhancement Forum encouraged benchmarking of the best practice
of good safety and health practice amongst different organizations and trades.
The Council organized the Occupational Safety & Health Enhancement Forum on
June 2001, providing a platform for the organization to share their experiences on
the continuous safety improvement. The influence on building a safety culture is
evidently not only in their workplace but also in the community.
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