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Youngsters take anti-drug message to the streets
Over 400 representatives from 20 voluntary agencies, local groups, primary and secondary schools in Kowloon City as well as popular singers took to the streets in Kowloon City to spread the message of "together we can beat drugs" in a parade this (Saturday) afternoon.
The parade, starting at the Kowloon Tsai Park, was organised with a view to encourage the active involvement of local organisations and to arouse residents' awareness of the ill effects of taking drugs.
Targeted at youngsters, the event was also designed to help them cultivate their self-esteem and promote a better understanding and appreciation in leading a healthy drug-free life.
Displaying their anti-drug slogans to compete for the best parade team and best promotion team prizes, the parade participants walked along Inverness Road, Grampian Road, Junction Road and Carpenter Road until they reached the Carpenter Road Playground.
The parade was jointly organised by the Kowloon City District Fight Crime Committee (KCDFCC), the Kowloon City District Office, the Kowloon City District Board, the Kowloon City Police District, the Lions Club International District 303 (Hong Kong and Macau), the Action Committee Against Narcotics and the Urban Council.
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A variety show featuring lion dance, performance by Junior Police Call band, trick cycling skills, Tae Kwon Do and singing was staged after the parade.
As a follow-up to today's event, KCDFCC will stage a Kowloon City District drug awareness promotion night at 8.30 pm on TVB Jade next Saturday (January 27) and later a best anti-drug promotion project among students in the district.
In the past two years, the committee has organised a wide range of activities to address the problems of teenage drug abuse, such as beat drugs training programmes and seminars, and an inter-school Drug-wise Package quiz competition.
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