THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1934
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ANTI-DRUGS DRIVE FOCUSES ON SCHOOLS
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IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (1985), THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS ARE JOINTLY ORGANISING A STUDENTS AGAINST DRUGS MOVEMENT+.
CIRCULARS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL SCHOOLS DRAWING THE PRINCIPALS' ATTENTION TO THE MOVEMENT AND URGING THEM TO ENCOURAGE THE IR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) SAID THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MOVEMENT ARE:
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TO CREATE AMONG THE STUDENTS A GENERAL AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE;
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TO ENHANCE THE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING ABOUT DRUGS AND THEIR HARMFUL EFFECTS; AND
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TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DRUG PROBLEM AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS THROUGH THE PUBLICITY GIVEN TO, AND GENERATED BY, THE MOVEMENT.
THE MOVEMENT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO STAGES.
STAGE 1 WILL BE THE QUALIFYING ROUND CONSISTING OF AN ANTI- NARCOTICS QUIZ, A POSTER AND SLOGAN DESIGN AND AN ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION.
STAGE 2 WILL CONSIST OF AN ANTI-NARCOTICS LYRIC ON OLD MELODIES COMPOSITION AND SINGING COMPETITION, TELEMATCH GAMES, AND AN EXHIBITION STALL DESIGN COMPETITION.
SCHOOLS SHOULD ORGANISE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN TEAMS
OF SIX MEMBERS WITH TWO RESERVES.
BUT STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO JOIN MORE THAN ONE TEAM.
THERE WILL BE A JUNIOR DIVISION COMPRISING TEAMS FROM FORM/ MIDDLE 1 TO 3 AND A SENIOR DIVISION COMPRISING TEAMS FROM FORM/ MIDDLE 4 TO FORM UPPER 6. EACH SCHOOL CAN SEND THREE TEAMS FOR EACH DIVISION.
THE 10 BEST TEAMS IN EACH DIVISION SELECTED FROM STAGE 1 WILL QUALIFY FOR STAGE 2. THE TEAM WHICH SCORES THE HIGHEST TOTAL MARKS FOR ALL ACTIVITIES IN THE TWO STAGES WILL BE THE OVERALL CHAMPION.
THE TOP PRIZE FOR THE CHAMPION TEAM IN BOTH THE JUNIOR AND THE SENIOR DIVISION WILL BE A MICRO-COMPUTER WORTH OVER $5 700 FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM, EXCLUDING THE RESERVES.
FOR THE RUNNERS-UP THERE WILL BE CAMERAS AND SPORTSWEAR. SCHOOLS SHOULD FORWARD THE IR APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB SECTION, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, 4TH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, BY OCTOBER 20, 1984.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE CYC SECTION ON 5-8392376.
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