THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979.
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A PANEL DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW ON THE EXTENSION OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES OF THE ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES.+
THE PANEL DISCUSSION WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR. CHAN CHUEN-AH, ADULT EDUCATION OFFICER. PANELISTS WILL INCLUDE MRS. CHAN WONG YAU-CHUK, MR. LAI SHIK-HANG, MR. WU YIN-LUNG AND MR. HO WAH-HUEN, ORGANISERS OF THE ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES.
VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WILL BE ORGANISED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE PARTICIPANTS WHO INCLUDE MEMBERS. FIELD WORKERS AND VOLUNTARY HELPERS OF THE ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES.
THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOW OPERATES 10 DIFFERENT TYPES OF COURSES IN 145 CENTRES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, AND HAS MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE ADULT EDUCATION AND RECREATION CENTRES.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH ANNUAL ADULT EDUCATION CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY AT 10 A.M. IN THE CONCERT HALL OF CITY HALL.
AIRPORT BAGGAGE CHECK
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A JOB DEMANDING IMAGINATION, OBSERVATION
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BAGGAGE INSPECTION AT THE AIRPORT CUSTOMS COUNTERS -- A JOB THAT APPEARS TO BE SIMPLE AND TEDIOUS -- DEMANDS GREAT IMAGINATION AND CAREFUL OBSERVATION.
ACCORDING TO SUPERINTENDENT H.L. KWONG, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING IN THE AIRPORT DIVISION OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE SINCE 1975: +IT IS HERE AT THE AIRPORT THAT THE MOST SOPHISTICATED DEVICES EMPLOYED FOR SMUGGLING NARCOTICS HAVE BEEN SEIZED.+
+BESIDES USING THE OLD METHOD OF TAPING DRUGS TO THE BODY OR HIDING THEM IN SUITCASES WITH FALSE BOTTOMS, DRUG TRAFFICKERS HAVE CONCEALED THEM INSIDE HOLLOW PUMPKINS, FRUIT TINS, SHOES AND BETWEEN THE CORRUGATED WALLS OF CARD BOARD BOXES.+
MR. KWONG SAID THAT AN INGENIOUS METHOD WAS DISCOVERED LAST YEAR WHEN TWO DAMP TOWELS IMPREGNATED WITH HEROIN WERE FOUND IN THE LUGGAGE OF TWO THAI COUPLES TRAVELLING ON THE SAME FLIGHT FROM BANGKOK.
+IN FACT, OUR WORK IS A CONTINUING BATTLE OF WITS AGAINST SMUGGLERS, MR. KWONG SAID.
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