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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1984
YOUTHS PRAISED FOR ANTI-DRUG WORK
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YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE RISK OF DRUG ABUSE, THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GORDON MORTIMER, SAID THIS ÉVENING (SATURDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP CLUBHOUSE.
MR MORTIMER PRAISED THE GOOD WORK OF THE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS.
+NOW, WE HAVE THE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS WHO USE THEIR SPARE TIME TO SPREAD THE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE MESSAGE TO THEIR PEERS.
+THEIR DEVOTION TO SERVICE AND HIGH STANDARD OF RESOURCEFULNESS AND INITIATIVE HAVE CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO THE SUCCESS OF MANY PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BOTH BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION AND THEMSELVES,+ HE SAID.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE OF ACAN, MR KARL STUMPF WHO CALLED FOR MORE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS.
+DRUG TRAFFICKING AND DRUG ADDICTION CANNOT BE SUPPRESSED BY THE EFFORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT ALONE; FULL SUCCESS WILL ONLY COME THROUGH WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT, HE SAID.
MR STUMPF EXPRESSED HIS THANKS TO THE LIONESS CLUB OF MT. PHOENIX HONG KONG FOR THE IR CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THE ACAN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS' ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACTIVITIES BY DONATING TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS YEAR.
THE FUNCTION OF THE ACAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP IS TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING ANTI-NARCOTICS EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMMES ORGANISED BY ACAN.
SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN SEPTEMBER, 1981, THE VOLUNTEER GROUP HAS TAKEN PART IN 90 ANTI-NARCOTICS EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CONCERTS, SPORTS MEETS, SEMINARS, TRAINING CAMPS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY ACAN.
THE GROUP HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF 50, HIGHLY MOTIVATED, ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG PEOPLE WHO COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. THEY MAKE USE OF THEIR LEISURE TIME IN THE EVENINGS OR DURING HOLIDAYS TO CARRY OUT THEIR WORK.
THE ACAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP CLUBHOUSE IS LOCATED AT BLOCK F, VICTORIA BARRACKS, QUEENSWAY, WAN CHAI.
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