WEDNESDAY, JANAURY 26, 1994
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NEW WAY TO DISCOURAGE YOUTH DRUG ABUSE
PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN CAN NOW LEARN THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE IN A STIMULATING AND INFORMAL ENVIRONMENT WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE LIFE EDUCATION ACTIVITY PROGRAMME AT THE CHINESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN BRAEMAR HILL.
UNDER THE POSITIVE HEALTH-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMME, ELECTRONIC MODULES AND THE BRILLIANT TRANSPARENT ANATOMICAL MANNEQUIN ARE USED TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN HOW THE HUMAN BODY WORKS, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND HOW IT WILL BE UPSET BY DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
AT A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAMME TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS PATTEN SAID EDUCATING THE YOUNGER GENERATION AGAINST SUBSTANCE WAS AS IMPORTANT AS SUPPRESSING THE SUPPLY OF DRUGS.
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"THE CHANCES OF SUCCUMBING TO DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND SMOKING MUCH REDUCED IF CHILDREN GROW UP WITH AN AWARENESS OF HOW SUCH SUBSTANCES CAN DAMAGE THEIR BODIES AND RUIN THEIR FUTURES, " SHE SAID.
MRS PATTEN WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE PROGRAMME RECEIVED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS.
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IT HAS PROVED POPULAR IN MANY COUNTRIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
SHE EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE PROBLEM AS LATEST FIGURES SHOWED AN ALARMING RISE OF 55 PER CENT IN THE NUMBER OF TEENAGE DRUG ABUSERS.
"I HOPE THAT WITH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, OUR SIMPLE MESSAGE OF 'CARE FOR YOUR FUTURE, SAY NO TO DRUGS' WILL BE HEARD AND ACTED UPON EVERYWHERE IN HONG KONG, SHE SAID.
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EDUCATIONAL AIMS IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE FORMED
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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE) TODAY (WEDNESDAY} ANNOUNCED APPOINTMENT OF MR. MICHAEL HONG MAN-HOI AS THE CHAIRMAN OF EDUCATIONAL AIMS IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE.
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THE SUB-COMMITTEE WILL DEVELOP PROCEDURES TO MONITOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATEMENT OF AIMS OF EDUCATION IN HONG KONG AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF IT.
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ALSO APPOINTED WERE 13 MEMBERS OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE:
MS SANSAN CHING TEH-CHI AND MRS MINNIE LAI WEI KIT-LIN.
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