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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1977

DRUG EDUCATION KIT COMPETITION FOR TEACHERS

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THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAVE JOINTLY ORGANISED A DRUG EDUCATION KIT COMPETITION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

A CIRCULAR, GIVING THE COMPETITION'S PARTICULARS, WAS SENT OUT TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS YESTERDAY (MONDAY) INVITING TEACHERS TO TAKE PART.

+DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS IS REGARDED AS IMPORTANT BY MANY WORLD ANTI-NARCOTICS EXPERTS,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT SAID TODAY.

+AND THE CURRENT COMPETITION IS DESIGNED TO BETTER ACQUAINT TEACHERS WITH THE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM IN HONG KONG SO THAT THEY WILL, IN TURN, EDUCATE THE IR STUDENTS, HE SAID.

+ THE ULTIMATE AIM OF THE COMPETITION, HE ADDED, IS TO INVOLVE THE TEACHERS IN DESIGNING AND PRODUCING A SUITABLE DRUG EDUCATION KIT WHICH MAY BE MASS REPRODUCED FOR USE IN EVERY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HONG KONG.+

THE COMPETITION IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS. ONE IS FOR FORM 1 TO FORM 3 AND THE OTHER FOR FORM 4 TO FORM 7.

PARTICIPANTS CAN BE GROUPS MADE UP OF SERVING TEACHERS OR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS COMBINED. THEY SHOULD COMPLETE AN ATTACHED FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE HEALTH EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, AT LEE GARDENS, 5TH FLOOR, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30.

FINISHED KITS SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO THE MARKETING OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 1A, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG, BY NOVEMBER 30.

CASH AWARDS OR TROPHIES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE WINNING ENTRIES, AFTER BEING TOUCHED UP OR MODIFIED AS NECESSARY, MAY BE MASS REPRODUCED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS.

TO HELP PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS IN THEIR RESEARCH WORK, REFERENCE MATERIALS ON DRUGS SUCH AS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE NARCOTICS DIVISION.

TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT MONTH, A TEACHERS' SEMINAR ON DRUG EDUCATION WILL BE HELD UNDER THE SAME SPONSORSHIP, FOLLOWED BY VISITS TO VARIOUS ANTI-DRUG INSTITUTIONS. PARTICIPATING TEACHERS IN THIS DRUG KIT COMPETITION MAY FIND THIS SEMINAR USEFUL FOR THEIR PROJECT.

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