SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1985
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE PROPOSALS TO SET UP A COMMITTEE OR WORKING GROUP ON HOUSING, AND A WORKING GROUP ON THE HAWKING PROBLEM.
VISITING MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, MR TIMOTHY RENTON, WILL ATTEND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 29) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET.
APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS SCHEME
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YOUNG PEOPLE ARE URGED TO JOIN A SCHEME TO DESIGN, PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ANTI-NARCOTICS EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY PROJECTS.
THE +YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS SCHEME+, RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT'S NARCOTICS DIVISION, IS OPEN TO ALL YOUTHS AGED 12 AND ABOVE.
UNDER THE SCHEME, GROUPS OF YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LODGE PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION AND FUNDING.
+APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO FORM GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE, AND ALL MUST BE RECOMMENDED BY THEIR SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTRES, COMMUNITY CENTRES OR EMPLOYERS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION SAID.
EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION WILL RECEIVE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $3 000 TO COVER EXPENSES.
+ IN PLANNING, ORGANISING AND RUNNING THESE PROJECTS, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD EXERCISE THEIR IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY TO PROMOTE THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+ BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY CAN GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO THE CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE AND ADOPT THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PROBLEM, HE ADDED.
THE +YOUTH