MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1980
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THE PRIZE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE +ACAN WINNERS' CONCERT+ TO BE HELD IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM ON MARCH 7.
THIS CONCERT, FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY THE WINNERS AS WELL AS GUEST ARTISTS AND THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA, IS EXPECTED TO BE ATTENDED BY SOME 3 400 PEOPLE.
FREE.
ADMISSION TO THE FINAL COMPETITION AND THE CONCERT WILL BE
BROCHURES CONTAINING APPLICATION FORMS, RULES OF THE COMPETITION AND THE SCORES OF THE THREE ACAN SONGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM CITY AND DISTRICT OFFICES, THE MUSIC OFFICE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND ALL BRANCHES OF THE TOM LEE PIANO COMPANY.
APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY NOVEMBER 8 TO THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, ROOM 130, FIRST FLOOR, EAST WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE NARCOTICS DIVISION AT TEL. NO. 5-95761 DURING OFFICE HOURS.
HK TO HOST WHO COURSE FOR DOCTORS ******
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL HOST A WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION INTER-REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR DOCTORS ON THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS BETWEEN OCTOBER 28 AND NOVEMBER 17.
THE TRAINING COURSE IS THE SECOND OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY WHO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING THE VERY SUCCESSFUL ONE HELD LAST YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SAID THE OBJECT OF THE COURSE WAS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH AN IN-DEPTH STUDY INTO THE LATEST THEORY AND PRACTICE IN DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE LOCAL SITUATION AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE A CROSS-FLOW OF IDEAS.
THERE WILL BE LECTURES BY LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD. OTHER PARTS OF THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE GROUP DISCUSSIONS, VISITS AND ATTACHMENT TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION INSTITUTIONS.
ABOUT 26 DOCTORS FROM BURMA, EGYPT, INDIA, INDONESIA, KOREA, MALAYSIA, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, THAILAND AND THE PHILIPPINES WILL TAKE PART IN THE COURSE.
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SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS. WILL OFFICIATE A AT OPENING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 9.15 AM ON OCTOBER 2-.
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