Thursday, November 15, 1973
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FORMER ADDICTS JOIN ANTI-DRUG FIGHT AS ENTERTAINERS
Former opium and heroin addicts will give the Keep Hong Kong Drug-Free Campaign a boost on Saturday (November 17) when they stage a free variety show in Tsuen Wan,
The two-hour show, featuring Alumni Association members of the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts (SARDA), will get under way at 8 p. m. in the Sha Tsui Road Sports Ground, next to the Princess Alexandra Community Centre.
The programme for the show, sponsored by the Tsuen Wan Anti-Narcotics Action Group, an ad hoc sub-committee of the Action Committee Against Narcotics, includes lion dances, Mandarin vocalists, kung fu demonstrations, a lucky draw and plays aimed at educating people about the dangers of drug addiction,
Many official guests have been invited to see the show. They include the Tsuen Wan District Officer, Mr. J. S. Warren; the chairman of the Tsuen Wan Rural Committee, Mr. Chan Po-fong; the Tsuen Wan Police Divisional Superintendent, Mr. W. J. Robers; the Education Department's Senior Education Officer, Mr. David Leung; the Assistant Superintendent of SARDA, Mr. William Tang; the Warden of the Princess Alexandra Community Centre, Mr. Alexander Fung; and the chairman of the Federation of Societies in Tsuen Wan, Mr. Wong Tak-yan,
During the evening, pennants of appreciation will be presented to service organisations, voluntary agencies and government departments involved in a special pilot scheme being held in Tsuen Wan as part of the three-month Keep Hong Kong Drug-Free Campaign,
The scheme has