THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1983
ANTI-DRUG AWARENESS DRIVE STARTING
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A TWO-WEEK CAMPAIGN TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM WILL BE HELD IN KOWLOON CITY FROM SATURDAY (DECEMBER 3).
THE CAMPAIGN WILL INCLUDE
* A MOBILE EXHIBITION TO BE STAGED IN 01 MAN ESTATE ON SATURDAY AND AT THE KO SHAN ROAD PARK ON DECEMBER 4;
* A VARIETY SHOW FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY THREE POP
SINGERS AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT CHILDREN'S CHORUS AT THE KO SHAN ROAD THEATRE ON DECEMBER 4;
* A ROUND-THE-DISTRICT WALK BY 500 PARTICIPANTS FROM SUNG
WONG TO PLAYGROUND TO OF MAN ESTATE ON DECEMBER 11; AND
* A VISIT BY MEMBERS OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE
TO SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT CENTRE ON DECEMBER 16.
THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD HAS CONTRIBUTED $15 000 TOWARDS THE COST OF $80 000 FOR THE ACTIVITIES.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, SAID THE CAMPAIGN WAS AIMED AT WARNING THE COMMUNITY OF THE DANGER OF DRUG ABUSE, AND AT ENLISTING ACTIVE PUBLIC SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS.
IT IS ALSO HOPED TO DISSUADE AND PREVENT YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE MOST EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRUG ABUSE, FROM EVER EXPERIMENTING WITH ILLICIT DRUGS, HE SAID.
THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ANTI- NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN'S OPENING CEREMONY AT 9.30 AM ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 3) AT THE OPEN SPACE OUTSIDE THE OI MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR GORDON JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
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