SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1993
SUBSEQUENT CHARGES WILL BE REVISED CORRESPONDINGLY
$0.90 FOR EVERY 200 METRES TRAVELLED.
ΤΟ $1 AND
THE SPOKESMAN SAID PENDING CONVERSION OF METERS, TAXIS MAY CHARGE THE REVISED FARES STARTING TOMORROW BY DISPLAYING A CONVERSION TABLE SHOWING THE REVISED FARE SCALES.
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YOUNG PEOPLE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS
PEOPLE DO HAVE STRESSES AND WORRIES, BUT DRUG OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE WILL NEVER HELP. IT WILL ONLY WORSEN THE PROBLEMS AND RUIN LIVES.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR ALASDAIR SINCLAIR, TOLD STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE "CARE FOR YOUR FUTURE, SAY NO ΤΟ DRUGS" SAI KUNG DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS QUIZ COMPETITION CUM PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY HELD AT KING LAM NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE
TODAY (SATURDAY).
"YOUNG PEOPLE ARE OFTEN INTRODUCED TO DRUG-TAKING BY THEIR FRIENDS WHO CLAIM THAT DRUGS CAN MAKE ONE FEEL GOOD AND EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING IT," MR SINCLAIR SAID.
AND
"WHAT THEY WON'T BE TELLING YOU IS HOW ADDICTIVE THE DRUGS ARE, HOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE DO LASTING DAMAGE TO THEIR BODIES, OR EVENTUALLY DIE FROM CONTINUED DRUG ABUSE, HE NOTED.
"ALL DRUG ABUSERS ARE TAKING SERIOUS RISKS WITH THEIR HEALTH. DRUGS CAN BRING ON CONFUSION AND FRIGHTENING HALLUCINATIONS AND CAUSE UNBALANCED EMOTIONS OR MORE SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDERS.
"SOME DRUGS CAN SLOW, EVEN STOP, THE BREATHING PROCESS. AND SOMEONE WHO OVERDOSES ACCIDENTALLY MAY BECOME UNCONSCIOUS OR EVEN DIE," MR SINCLAIR SAID.
THE COMMISSIONER URGED YOUNG PEOPLE NEVER BE TEMPTED BY CURIOSITY OR BOREDOM TO TRY DRUGS.
THEY WERE ADVISED TO SEEK HELP AND GUIDANCE FROM THEIR PARENTS, TEACHERS OR SOCIAL WORKERS IF THEY HAD TROUBLES OR DIFFICULTIES.
HE ENCOURAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO SEEK HELP FROM THE TELEPHONE HOTLINE 366 8822 OPERATED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DRUG-RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES.
"DRUG ABUSE IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM IN HONG KONG AND HAS SERIOUS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS.
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