FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1980
CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS EXHIBITION
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A SET OF SPECTACULAR EXHIBITS, DESIGNED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) TO PUBLICISE THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE, WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 21).
A CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS EXHIBITION, PART OF THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN WHICH WILL BE LAUNCHED TOMORROW, IS TO START ON SUNDAY AT THE GROUND AND FIRST FLOORS OF FUNG YIP BUILDING, 347 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST.
THE EXHIBITION IS DESIGNED TO SYSTEMATICALLY INTRODUCE
THE DRUG PROBLEM IN HONG KONG SHOW HOW IT WOULD AFFECT OUR SOCIETY- AND ILLUSTRATE HOW GOVERNMENT, WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, TACKLE THE PROBLEM.
IT WILL BE ONE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS IN THE MONTH-LONG CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR ACAN SAID THE PURPOSE OF ORGANISING THE EVENTS WAS:
* TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN ANTI-DRUG PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES
WITH A VIEW TO CHANGING THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARDS DRUG ADDICTS=
* TO EDUCATE YOUTHS ON THE ADVERSE EFFECTS CAUSED BY DRUG
TAKING SO AS TO PREVENT THEM FROM EXPERIMENTING WITH DRUGS-
* TO ALERT DRUG ADDICTS OF TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR
REHABILITATION AND
* TO RESPOND TO THE INTERNATIONAL CALL TO STOP DRUG
TRAFFICKING.
THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP AND MISS FRIENDSHIP OF THE MISS HONG KONG 1980 PAGEANT, AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AT 10.30 AM.
THE EXHIBITION WILL OPEN DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM UNTIL OCTOBER 5.
SOUVENIRS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VISITORS ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVED BASIS.
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