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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1988
FIRE SERVICES MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION
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THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JOHN MARCH, WILL HOLD A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION AT THE FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS IN KOWLOON ON MONDAY (APRIL 25).
THERE WILL BE A DEMONSTRATION ON THE USE OF A NEWLY-PURCHASED DISTRESS WARNING SIGNAL UNIT AFTER THE SESSION.
A NEW MOBILE COMMAND UNIT, A NEW DIVING TENDER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
SESSION WHICH
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEET-THE-MEDIA WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM ON MONDAY (APRIL 25) ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE FIRE SERVICES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 1 HONG CHONG ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST, KOWLOON. INFORMATION OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE PUBLICISED
THE GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP UP ITS EFFORTS IN PUBLICISING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF ABUSE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GARETH MULLOY, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE COMBAT PSYCHOTROPIC ABUSE" EXHIBITION, MR MULLOY SAID THIS YEAR'S ANTI-NARCOTICS PUBLICITY ALSO ATTACHED EQUAL IMPORTANCE ΤΟ AROUSING AWARENESS AND INVOLVEMENT IN PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE.
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THE EXHIBITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACTION AGAINST NARCOTICS AND THE QUEENSWAY JAYCEES, IS HELD AT THE CITYPLAZA (WEST BRIDGE), TAJKOO SHING.
IT FOCUSES ON HONG KONG'S OVERALL ANTI-DRUG POLICIES AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE AND AIMS TO PASS ON TO THE PUBLIC A PROPER KNOWLEDGE ON THESE DRUGS AND THE ADVERSE EFFECTS CAUSED BY MISUSE OR ABUSE.
MR MULLOY STRESSED THAT ABUSE OF THE DRUGS COULD UNDESIRABLE AND DANGEROUS EFFECTS ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
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