MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1979
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HE ALSO SAID WITH SUCH A FERMENT OF PURPOSEFUL ACTIVITY, WE CAN SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT PROGRESS IN OUR ANTI-NARCOTICS STRUGGLE IS BEING WELL-MAINTAINED, AND THAT WE NOW HAVE A MORE ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT MEANS OF MONITORING THE EFFECTS OF OUR WORK.+
THE HONG KONG NARCOTICS REPORT 1978, PUBLISHED IN FULL-COLOUR WITH ILLUSTRATIONS, IS COMPILED BY ACAN.
THE 127-PAGE REPORT GIVES A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGING CHARACTERISTICS OF HONG KONG'S NARCOTIC SCENE AS WELL AS ALL IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS OF THE VARIOUS MAJOR ACTION PROGRAMMES BEING CARRIED OUT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR ACAN SAID THE REPORT IS AN INFORMATIVE AND HIGHLY READABLE DOCUMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE SERIOUS LONG-STANDING SOCIAL PROBLEM OF NARCOTICS ADDICTION IN HONG KONG.
IT IS PARTICULARLY RECOMMENDED TO TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND PEOPLE OF OTHER PROFESSIONS WHOSE WORK MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NARCOTIC ISSUE, HE SAID.
CLOSING CEREMONY OF WHO TRAINING COURSE ****
THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. K.L. THONG WILL ATTEND THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S FIRST INTER-REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR PHYSICIANS ON THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS AND ADDRESS THE GATHERING AT 9.30 AM. ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 28) IN THE GIS THEATRE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. PETER LEE, WILL ALSO ATTEND THE CLOSING CEREMONY.
THE COURSE STARTED ON OCTOBER 30 WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING AN IN-DEPTH STUDY INTO THE LATEST ANTI-NARCOTICS TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION POLICIES AND METHODS OF HONG KONG.
TWENTY-FIVE PHYSICIANS FROM AFGHANISTAN, BURMA, EGYPT INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PAKISTAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND THAILAND TOOK PART IN THE COURSE.
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