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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1991
NEW DRUG EDUCATION TEACHING KIT RELEASED
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THE SUCCESS IN DRUG EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN COULD ONLY BE ATTAINED WITH THE FULL SUPPORT AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE TODAY (FRIDAY} BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), DR GERALD CHOA, WHEN ADDRESSING AT A CEREMONY TO MARK THE RELEASE OF A NEW DRUG EDUCATION TEACHING KIT AT A SEMINAR IN THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.
WITH A PRICE TAG OF $1.6 MILLION, THE KIT, TOGETHER WITH A GUIDEBOOK ON DRUG ABUSE WAS SPONSORED BY THE HANG SENG BANK, THE S.H. HO FOUNDATION AND THE WEI LUN FOUNDATION.
DR CHOA SAID HE WAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION OF THE THREE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH MADE POSSIBLE THE PRODUCTION OF THE KIT AND THE GUIDEBOOK.
"THE KIT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ACCURAT⭑ KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRUGS AND TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM of DRUG ABUSE AND THUS DEVELOP APPROPRIATE ATTITUDES AND SKILLS TO Fibit AGAINST IT," HE ADDED.
WITH BOTH THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS, THE TEACHINd kit CONSISTS OF VIDEO PROGRAMMES TO ILLUSTRATE THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE AND FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE THEMES FOR THE VIDEO PROGRAMMES AND TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING.
DIFFERENT VIDEOS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
FOR THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR LEVELS.
HAVE BEEN PRODUCED
ALSO PROVIDED ARE 10 LESSON PLANS TO AID THE TEACHERS IN FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS FACT SHEETS ON THE MAIN SUBSTANCES ABUSE IN HONG KONG,
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THE ACAN CHAIRMAN HOPED THAT ALL TEACHING PROFESSIONALS WOULD USE THE TEACHING KIT TO EDUCATE THE YOUNGSTERS TO SAY NO TO DRUGS.
SOME 500 SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, STUDENT COUNSELLORS AND DISCIPLINE MASTERS ATTENDED THE SEMINAR WHICH INTRODUCED THE USE OF
THE KIT.
THEY WERE ALSO INFORMED OF THE LATEST SITUATION OF DRUG ABUSK AMONG YOUNGSTERS AND THE COUNSELLING TECHNIQUE ΤΟ DRUG-DEPENDENT YOUTHS.
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