FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1982
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ANTI-DRUGS DRIVE IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT
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THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (SOUTHERN) AND LOCAL KAIFONG ORGANISATIONS, WILL LAUNCH A SERIES OF ANTI-DRUGS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), AN ACAN SPOKESMAN SAID THE AIM OF THESE ACTIVITIES WAS TO ALERT THE RESIDENTS AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND TO CALL ON THE IR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN ERADICATING THE PROBLEM.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE DISTRICT IS A FAST DEVELOPING COMMUNITY WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
TO HELP THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE TEMPTATION TO TRY DRUGS, HE SAID, WE SHOULD CHANNEL THE IR ENERGIES AND CURIOSITY TO RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES,
THE FIRST OF THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT 8 PM AT WAH HONG SQUARE, WAH FU ESTATE.
THE FUNCTION IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACAN, CDO (SOUTHERN), INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS (SARDA) AND THE WAH FU ESTATE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE A BAND PERFORMANCE, A SHORT ANTI-DRUGS DRAMA, SINGING PERFORMANCE BY POPULAR ARTISTS, AND MAGIC AND ACROBATIC SHOWS.
OFFICIATING AT THE FUNCTION WILL BE MR PETER LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR K.C. KWONG, CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (SOUTHERN) MR GEORGE YUEN, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT; SISTER AQUINAS, CHAIRMAN OF SARDA; MR ALBERT LAM, CHAIRMAN OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT YOUTH RECREATION COMMITTEE MR LAI SING, PRESIDENT OF WAH FU ESTATE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION; AND MR LO KAM, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF SARDA.
ANOTHER ANTI-DRUGS VARIETY SHOW IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE ACAN, CDO (SOUTHERN), AND THE AREA COMMITTEE OF TIN WAN ESTATE AND SHEK PAI WAN ESTATE. THE FUNCTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 11 (WEDNESDAY) AT NO. 3 PLAYGROUND IN TIN WAN ESTATE.
THE ACAN AND THE ICAC WONG CHUK HANG SUB-OFFICE WILL ALSO JOINTLY ORGANISE A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SHEK O NEXT MONTH. THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, FILM SHOWS, SEMINARS, HOME VISITS AND VARIETY SHOWS.
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