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SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1965
MR MORTIMER SAID THAT IN 1984, THERE WAS A 14.8 PER CENT REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES NEWLY REPORTED FOR DRUG ABUSE COMPARED WITH 1983 AND A 21 PER CENT REDUCTION
IN THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 21.
+HOWEVER, HE ADDED, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY.+
REFERRING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE, MR MORTIMER SAID IT WAS GROWING STRONGER AS THE WORLD DRUG ABUSE SITUATION DETERIORATED.
+NO SINGLE COUNTRY CAN WIN THIS BATTLE ALONE, HE SAID. +DRUG TRAFFICKERS HAVE NO RESPECT FOR NATIONAL BOUNDARIES. A CONCERTED EFFORT IS THEREFORE REQUIRED TO COMBAT AN INTERNATIONAL MENACE,
+HONG KONG HAS FOR MANY YEARS PAST RECOGNISED THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THIS FIELD.+ MR MORTIMER SAID.
IN MAY LAST YEAR, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT MADE ITS TENTH ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION OF HK$100 000 TO THE UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR DRUG ABUSE CONTROL, MAKING A TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF HK$1 MILLION SINCE 1975. THE FUND UNDERTOOK DRUG ABUSE CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING A POPPY CROP SUBSTITUTION PROGRAMME IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE.
IN ADDITION, HONG KONG MADE FREELY AVAILABLE ITS EXPERTISE IN ANTI-NARCOTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AND PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY FOR THE TRAINING OF OVERSEAS OFFICIALS. IN 1984, 158 OVERSEAS OFFICIALS VISITED HONG KONG TO STUDY OUR ANTI-NARCOTICS WORK.
MR MORTIMER ALSO PRAISED THE LIONS INTERNATIONAL FOR THE IR SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE WORLD-WIDE.
+ IN HONG KONG, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LIONS DRUG AWARENESS COMMITTEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIVE OF LIONS INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, HAS LED TO A STRENGTHENING OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PLACING FORMER ADDICTS IN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT AND TO INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE, HE SAID.
THE +DRUG AWARENESS FORTNIGHT+, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL, DISTRICT 303 AND THE LEO DISTRICT COUNCIL 303, THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS (SARDA) AND THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN SERVICES, AIMED AT PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE CAMPAIGN, BEGINNING TODAY, WOULD INCLUDE A SERIES OF ANTI-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, SEMINARS, MEDICAL CHECKS AND VARIETY SHOWS.
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