Spacewalk exhibit tickets offered free throughout HK

A total of 66,600 free tickets for China's First Spacewalk Mission exhibit will be distributed from 8 am to 9 pm today at nine Leisure & Cultural Services Department venues. Each person is allowed a maximum of two tickets.

The ticket distribution venues are Hong Kong City Hall (Central); Hong Kong Central Library (66 Causeway Bay); Hong Kong Cultural Centre; Hong Kong Science Museum (Tsim Sha Tsui East); Sha Tin Town Hall; Tsuen Wan Town Hall; Kwai Tsing Theatre (Kwai Chung); Tuen Mun Town Hall; and Yuen Long Theatre.

King Yin Lei historic mansion to be preserved in land deal

A land exchange with the owner of King Yin Lei on Stubbs Road has been agreed upon to preserve the historic building.

The owner will surrender the mansion and the entire site to the Government for preservation, while the administration will grant an adjacent lot of the same size to the owner for residential development.

The Development Bureau said today it is the first case of the Government offering suitable economic incentives to facilitate heritage conservation.

Lift safety enhanced in wake of accidents

The government has introduced various measures to improve lift safety in light of the lift accidents in recent months.

A spokesman for the Development Bureau said yesterday that since mid-November they have stepped up proportions of lift inspections from one out of ten to one out of seven.

A lift owner should make immediate notification to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department for lift accidents. The government will also adjust future procurement arrangements with each lift maintenance contract.

Road death toll falls to lowest in nearly half century

Hong Kong's death toll on the roads last year was 160, the third lowest in the past 49 years and the lowest in Asia, Road Safety Campaign Committee Chairman Lawrence Yu says.

Yu said the road accident fatality rate is the world's seventh lowest.

Noting the number of deaths and severe injuries caused by traffic accidents is falling yearly, he attributed this to the concerted efforts of different sectors of the community and the general public.

China Daily

(HK Edition 12/03/2008 page1)