SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1983
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MR LAU SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-SMOKING PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN AIMS AT DECREASING THE NUMBER OF SMOKERS IN HONG KONG, THUS REDUCING SMOKING-RELATED DISEASES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION.
+RESIDENTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR THEIR SIMPLE AND UNCOMPLICATED WAY OF LIFE, HE SAID. +THOUGH NO SUPPORTING DATA IS AVAILABLE, IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THE PROPORTION OF SMOKERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IS NOT HIGH, AND THE PROBABILITY OF YOUTHS BEING IN TOUCH WITH CIGARETTES IS EVEN SMALLER.+
HOWEVER, MR LAU POINTED OUT THAT DUE TO THE MARKED INCREASE IN POPULATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN RECENT YEARS RESULTING FROM AN INFLUX OF RESIDENTS FROM THE URBAN AREAS, A CHANGE IS UNDERWAY IN THE LIVING PATTERN OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY.
HE SAID: THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE ANTI- SMOKING CAMPAIGN CAN CERTAINLY AROUSE THE AWARENESS OF THE HAZARDS OF SMOKING AMONG LOCAL PEOPLE.
I HOPE THAT THE NEW-COMERS AND THE INDIGENOUS VILLAGERS COULD WORK TOGETHER TO CONSERVE THE RUSTIC AND CLEAN ATMOSPHERE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND MAKE IT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY FOR ALL. +
THREE BEST TEAMS IN EACH OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS DIVISIONS WERE CHOSEN IN TODAY'S HEAT TO COMPETE WITH THE 18 WINNING TEAMS FROM PREVIOUS HEATS AT THE GRAND FINAL TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5 AT WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND.
AVIATION CHIEF OFF TO TALKS ******
THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR BRIAN KEEP, LEFT YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) FOR VANCOUVER, CANADA, TO ATTEND THE 36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE AIRPORT OPERATORS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL (AOC!) AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE AOCI ANNUAL MEETING, TO BE HELD FROM OCTOBER 16 TO 21, WILL FOCUS ON ASPECTS OF AIRPORT OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, SAFETY AND MARKETING.
THESE TOPICS WILL BE BROADLY DEALT WITH IN THREE GENERAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND FIVE WORKSHOPS FOR PARTICIPATING MEMBERS.
MR KEEP WILL GIVE A TALK ON THE HONG KONG AIRPORT MANAGEMENT'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF WORKERS.
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