SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1978
THE THREE-WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN COMPRISES MORE THAN 60 EVENTS TO BE HELD IN THE SIX DISTRICTS OF TAI PO, I.E. TAI PO PROPER, FAN LING, SHEUNG SHUI, TA KWU LING, SHA TAU KOK AND SAI KUNG NORTH. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, SCHOOL COMPETITIONS, VARIETY SHOWS, STREET THEATRE SHOWS, FILM SHOWS AND A SEMINAR.
THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO PROMOTE A GREATER AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEM AND TO ENLIST GREATER SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN FIGHTING IT.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT ACAN EXPANDS ITS ANNUAL ONE- DISTRICT CAMPAIGN TO THREE DISTRICTS. THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGNS WILL ALSO BE HELD IN HONG KONG ISLAND SOUTH AND WONG TAI SIN.
AN ACAN SPOKESMAN SAID IT TOOK MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS AND SCORES OF DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING RURAL COMMITTEES KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, AREA COMMITTEES, YOUTH CENTRES, SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, TO PLAN AND ORGANISE THE CAMPAIGNS.
+WITH EXPERIENCE GAINED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN MOUNTING SUCH CAMPAIGNS IN OTHER DISTRICTS, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE CAMPAIGNS THIS YEAR WILL EFFECTIVELY SPREAD THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE ACROSS TO ONE MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN THE THREE DISTRICTS,+ HE SAID.
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