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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1974

S.W.D. ORGANISES SEMINARS ON DRUG ABUSE

TO SUPPORT +KEEP HONG KONG DRUG FREE CAMPAIGN

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICES HAVE ORGANISED A SERIES OF SEMINARS IN SUPPORT OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE'S +KEEP HONG KONG DRUG FREE CAMPAIGN+.

THE AL OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO FAMILIARISE WELFARE WORKERS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE PROBLEMS OF DRUG ABUSE, METHODS OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND THE ROLES THAT AGENCIES AND . CITIZENS CAN PLAY TO COMBAT THIS SOCIAL PROBLEM.

THE CAMPAIGN IS BEING HELD IN THREE STAGES WITH THE FIRST ROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR CONCENTRATING ON FAMILIARISING WELFARE WORKERS ON THE SUBJECT THROUGH SEMINARS AND THE LIKE.

IN ALL, THE C.Y.O.S HAVE PLANNED SEVEN SEMINARS, THE FIRST OF WHICH WAS HELD LAST WEEK AT YUEN LONG IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OTHERS WILL TAKE PLACE IN SHAM SHUI PO. YAU MA TEI, TSUEN WAN, KOWLOON CITY, WESTERN AND EASTERN.

WESTERN AND EASTERN. SOME OF THESE WILL

INCLUDE PARTICIPANTS FROM NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS.

APART FROM GROUP DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES BY PEOPLE IN THE FIELD OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSE, SOME SEMINARS WILL INCLUDE TALKS BY EX-ADDICTS ON THE EXPERIENCE, AND A FILM.

IN THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CAMPAIGN EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND YOUTH CENTRES AND ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICES, WILL ORGANISE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS WITHIN THEIR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD.

THE C.Y.O.S WILL CONTINUE THEIR PARTICIPATION BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND WILL ACT AS CO-ORDINATORS AMONG THESE OFFICES, MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE COUNCIL AND OTHER NON-MEMBER ORGANISATIONS.

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YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SEMINARS :-

DATE

FRIDAY OCT. 25TH

LOCATION

TẠI HÀNG TUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE, TONG YAM STREET, TẠI HÀNG TUNG, KOWLOON.

TIME

10.00 A.M.

12.30 P.M.

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