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4. Mw. Fan asked:
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What plan does the Gover ent have to trengthen the
existing programme of preventive education and anti-narcotics
publicity directed at young people and, in particular, will
consideration be given to extending the coverage of the school falks
established in 1984 to primary schools in the perritory?
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Secretary for brewrity:
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preventive education and publicity programme has always been
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