MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1980
LOGO FOR ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS
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THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS HAS PRODUCED A LOGO WHICH WILL BE USED IN ALL AÇAN PUBLICATIONS.
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THE ACAN LOGO WAS DESIGNED BY MR VICTOR LEE KI-KWOK, ARTIST WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO COME UP WITH A SYMBOL THAT WOULD ADEQUATELY AND APPROPRIATELY REPRESENT THE WORK OF ACAN.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ACAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY) OVER THE YEARS, A NUMBER OF DESIGNS HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE ACAN FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT NONE WERE FOUND SATISFACTORY.
HE SAID THE NEW LOGO SYMBOLISED TWO THINGS: A MAN EXPRESSING VICTORY OVER DRUG ADDICTION AND A MAN APPEALING FOR HELP IN OVERCOMING ADDICTION AND BEING GIVEN PROTECTION.
THE DOT IN THE LOGO REPRESENTS A MAN WHILE THE FOUR STRANDS SIGNIFY ACAN'S FOUR BASIC PROGRAMMES : LAW ENFORCEMENT TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY= AND
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW LOGO WAS ACCEPTED BY THE ACAN BECAUSE IT WAS SIMPLE AND ITS UNDERLYING CONCEPT COULD BEST REFLECT THE AIMS OF THE ACAN.
HE SAID THE LOGO WOULD BE USED EXTENSIVELY IN ALL ACAN PUBLICATIONS, SUCH AS POSTERS, LEAFLETS, NARCOTICS REPORTS AND FILM 'CLIPS' SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY IDENTIFY THEM WITH ITS ANTI-NARCOTICS WORK.
IN-SERVICE COURSES FOR TEACHERS *****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES TO TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT-AIDED OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO BECOME QUALIFIED TEACHERS.
THE COURSES, FREE OF CHARGE, WILL BE HELD AT THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION. THEY CONSIST OF LECTURES, TUTORIALS, DEMONSTRATIONS, ASSIGNMENTS AND SUPERVISION OF TEACHING OVER TWO ACADEMIC YEARS FROM 1980 TO 1982.
CERTIFICATES ACCORDING QUALIFIED TEACHER+ STATUS WILL BE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE.
DETAILS OF THE COURSES ARE CONTAINED IN A GENERAL SCHOOLS TRAINING CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION ON JANUARY 14, 1980.
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF COURSES, ONE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND THE OTHER TWO FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.
THE PRIMARY COURSE IS CONDUCTED IN CHINESE EXCEPT FOR THE ENGLISH SUBJECT. THE SECONDARY COURSES ARE CONDUCTED EITHER IN CHINESE OR ENGLISH, DEPENDING ON WHICH LANGUAGE THE TEACHERS USE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION.
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