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Anti-drugs camp for students a success
More than 100 secondary school students unanimously said "no" to drugs after they learned of its adverse effects at a two-day camp in Lei Yue Mun,
The event, jointly organised by the Wan Chai District Fight Crime Committee, the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers and Wan Chai District Office, was held at Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village.
The participants gained a better understanding of drugs and the adverse effects of drug abuse through video shows, role-play, games and group discussions. A former drug abuser spoke of his personal ordeal as a drug addict.
Speaking at a closing ceremony today (Sunday), the chairman of a working group under the Wan Chai District Fight Crime Committee, Mr Charles Koo, hoped the participants would help to spread the beat drugs message to their friends. He also urged them to take part in an anti-narcotics concert to be held by the working group and Metro Radio on January 18 next year.
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Fresh water cut in Tsim Sha Tsui and Ngau Tau Kok
The fresh water supply to some premises in Ngau Tau Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui will be temporat suspended from 11 pm on Wednesday (October 23) to 6 am the following day for waste detection work on watermains.
In Ngau Tau Kok, the suspension will affect all premises in the area bounded by Kwun Tong Road, Elegance Road, Ngau Tau Kok Road and Sheung Yee Road.
In Tsim Sha Tsui, the suspension will affect all premises in the area bounded by Peking Road, Kowloon Park Drive, Salisbury Road and the sea front of Salisbury Road.
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