Background of
Road Safety Town
There are a total of four Road Safety Towns in Hong Kong, namely Pak Fuk Road Safety Town, Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town, Sha Tin Road Safety Park, and Wu Shan Road Safety Town (tentatively closed until the completion of Tuen Mun South Extension Project), all under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
To cater the needs of youngsters and children, the Road Safety Towns feature a number of intersecting small roads, zebra crossings, road junctions, traffic lights, road signs, and pavements to provide a simulated road environment for road safety education.
To prevent misuse of these unique facilities, the Road Safety Towns are block-booked by schools to educate children about road safety, with the assistance of the Hong Kong Police Force to deliver the programme.
With decades of serving the public on road safety education, the facilities, hardware and software of the Road Safety Towns require refurbishment. The revamp of Road Safety Towns has long been discussed in the meetings of the Road Safety Council (RSC).
Council members agreed Road Safety Towns have great historical importance in promoting road safety and expressed strong beliefs in the urgent need to enhance its attractiveness, competitiveness, effectiveness and sustainability. Upon deliberation, Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town would be used as a blueprint for the revamp and served as a pioneer for the revitalisation of other Road Safety Towns.
In light of this, RSC aims to hold a competition titled “Design Competition Campaign for the Revamp of Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town” for revitalising Sau Mau Ping Road Safety Town into a vibrant hub for learning, community engagement, and road safety advocacy, thereby attracting increased visitation from the general public to effectively foster positive road safety behaviour among visitors, particularly children and the elderly, through interactive elements and educational features.