FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1980
DISTRICT ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN ENDS ON SUNDAY
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THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A CEREMONY THIS SUNDAY (OCTOBER 12) TO MARK THE CLOSE OF THE DISTRICT'S ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), MR KARL STUMPF, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR CHAN LING-FUNG WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OCCASION.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, HR PETER LEE, THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (CENTRAL AND WESTERN), MR EDDY CHAN AND ALL THE VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE PRESENT.
THERE WILL BE A PRIZE PRESENTATION AND A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING TOP TV ARTISTES AND LOCAL PERFORMERS.
DURING THE MONTH-LONG INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN, WHICH BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 20, A WIDE RANGE OF INDOOR AS WELL AS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WERE HELD.
EXHIBITIONS, VARIETY SHOWS, SPORTS COMPETITIONS, FILM SHOWS AND TALKS WERE ORGANISED TO DRIVE HOME THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE TO MORE THAN 200 000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS 1
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CLOSING CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY HALL OF CARITAS, CAINE ROAD, STARTING AT 3 PM.
TOWN HALL FOR SAI KUNG
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SAI KUNG IS PLANNING TO HAVE ITS OWN TOWN HALL BY THE MID-1980'S, COSTING AN ESTIMATED $9 MILLION.
THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD HAS FORMED A SUB- COMMITTEE TO STUDY DESIGNS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY FOR THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE RAISED FROM PRIVATE DONATIONS.
THE TOWN HALL WILL BE BUILT IN TWO PHASES ON A 4 322 SQUARE METRE SITE NEAR THE CENTRE OF SAI KUNG.
IN PHASE | AN AUDITORIUM, CHANGING ROOMS AND STORAGE ROOMS WILL BE INCLUDED.
WORK ON THIS PHASE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT YEAR AND BE COMPLETED BY 1982, PROVIDED AGREEMENT ON DESIGN CAN BE REACHED SOON.
PHASE II