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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1983
EASTERN DISTRICT TO LAUNCH ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN
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A MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN MARCH IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT TO CARRY THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGES TO MORE THAN 500 000 PEOPLE LIVING THERE.
THE THREE-WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN, BEGINNING ON FRIDAY (MARCH 4), IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, CO-ORGANISED BY THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG NORTH AND SPONSORED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (MONDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, MADAM ANITA CHAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, SAID THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO ALERT LOCAL RESIDENTS TO THE EVILS OF DRUG ADDICTION. IT WILL BE DIRECTED PRIMARILY AT THE 15 TO 24 AGE GROUP.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL ALSO SEEK TO AROUSE A MORE SYMPATHETIC · PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS REHABILITATED DRUG ADDICTS, AND TO MAKE KNOWN THE AVAILABILITY OF TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES FOR THE ADDICTS, SHE ADDED.
THE CENTRAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE, COMPRISING EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, ALL AREA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN IN THE DISTRICT, SCHOOL MASTERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND 17 REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED, WAS SET UP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO TO WORK OUT THIS MAJOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OPERATION.
IN ADDITION, FIVE WORKING SUB-COMMITTEES WERE SET UP TO
PLAN AND CO-ORDINATE THE CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL START WITH A GRAND OPENING CEREMONY ON FRIDAY (MARCH 4) AT 8 PM AT THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY HALL, TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING VARIETY SHOW +TREASURE THE PRIME YEARS OF YOUR LIFE+.
MR G. BARNES, REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
THE VARIETY SHOW, WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE TELEVISION DIVISION OF RTHK, WILL INCLUDE OPERAS AS WELL AS SINGING AND DANCE PERFORMANCES BY WELL-KNOWN ARTISTES AND STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAMME WILL BE RECORDED AND TELECAST ON TVB JADE CHANNEL ON SUNDAY (MARCH 6) FROM 8.35 TO 9.35 PM. THE SHOW IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION VIEWERS,
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