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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1984
POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON AND NEW TERRITORIES
KOWLOON CENTRAL, CHEUNG SHA WAN, GILLIES AVENUE, KOWLOON CITY, KWUN TONG, MONG KOK, SHAM SHUI PO, TSIM SHA TSUI, TSUEN WAN.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT EXTRA STAFF WOULD BE ON DUTY AT MOST POST OFFICES ON THAT DAY, BUT THAT THERE WOULD STILL BE QUEUES FORNING,
HE URGED THE PUBLIC +TO SHOW THEIR USUAL TOLERANCE, AND, IF POSSIBLE, TO TRANSACT THE IR NORMAL POSTAL BUSINESS ON THE DAY BEFORE OR AFTER THE SPECIAL STAMP ISSUE DATE.+
ANTI-NARCOTICS DRIVE GETS GOOD RESPONSE *****
THE +STUDENTS AGAINST DRUGS MOVEMENT HAS DRAWN GOOD RESPONSE FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
A TOTAL OF 143 TEAMS, COMPRISING 1 144 STUDENTS IN SENIOR AND JUNIOR DIVISIONS FROM 84 SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PARTICIPATED IN A QUALIFYING QUIZ CONTEST AND A POSTER AND SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION. THE MOVEMENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND COMMERCIAL RADIO.
WINNING TEAMS OF THE DESIGN COMPETITION WERE SELECTED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY A PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS.
THE ADJUDICATORS WERE: MR DERICK PAO, LECTURER AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN MR ISAAC CHOW, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY IN THE NARCOTICS DIVISION; MRS BETTY SHUM, PRINCIPAL INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES; AND MRS MARGARET MAN, INSPECTOR (ART AND CRAFT) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
THE WINNING TEAMS WILL NEXT JOIN AN ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION. THE WINNERS OF WHICH WILL THEN TAKE PART IN LYRIC WRITING AND SINGING COMPETITIONS, TELEMATCH GAMES AND EXHIBITION STALL DESIGN.
MARKS SCORED IN THE VARIOUS COMPETITIONS WILL BE TOTALLED UP, AND THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE IN EACH DIVISION WILL BE
THE CHAMPION.
THE PRIZE WILL BE A LASER 3 000 COMPUTER, WORTH ABOUT $6 000, FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE CHAMPION TEAM.
THE ANTI-DRUG COMPETITION AIMS TO MAKE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN A SERIES OF ANTI-DRUG ACTIVITIES.
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