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+HOWEVER, WE MUST NOT NEGLECT THE MAIN PROBLEM WHICH IS STILL THE ABUSE OF HEROIN, HE STRESSED.
TO GIVE FURTHER IMPETUS TO ACAN IN FORMULATING POLICIES TO CURB THE DRUG PROBLEM IN THE TERRITORY, MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF FIVE NEW MEMBERS SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR. THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 21 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PROFESSOR GERALD CHOA INCLUDE NINE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
THE FIVE NEW MEMBERS ARE THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS IRENE YAU, MR PAO PING-WING, MR ALAN HOO, DR JEFFREY DAY AND MRS PEGGY MIU.
MR HOO, A BARRISTER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, IS A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG BAR ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF THE CRIMINAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INJURIES COMPENSATION BOARD FROM 1980 TO JUNE 1986.
DR DAY, A BIOLOGY TEACHER AT THE ISLAND SCHOOL, IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY DRUG ADVISORY COUNCIL WHICH IS A BODY ESTABLISHED IN 1980 TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION IN ENGLISH SPEAKING SCHOOLS AND AMONG THE EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY.
MR PAO, AN ELECTED URBAN COUNCIL MEMBER AND A KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, IS A CONSULTANT TO THE HOLY CARPENTER CHURCH AND CENTRES. HE WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS IN HONG KONG IN 1982.
MRS MIU IS A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AT THE ARRAN STREET CHILD ASSESSMENT AND AID HEARING CLINIC.
SET OF HONG KONG LAWS PRESENTED
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THE BRITISH CONSUL-GENERAL IN SHANG HAI MR TREVOR MOUND TODAY (THURSDAY) PRESENTED A FULL SET OF HONG KONG'S ORDINANCES TO MR JIANG XUNLOU, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EAST CHINA INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AND LAW, AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE EAST CHINA INSTITUTE IN SHANGHAI. THE GIFT COMPRISES 26 VOLUMES OF THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.
AT THE CEREMONY, MR MOUND SAID HE WAS GLAD TO SEE THE ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN CHINA AND HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS AND THE INCREASING INTEREST IN CHINA IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN HONG KONG.
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