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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1978

ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN IN TAI PO

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AN ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN WILL ROAR OFF TO A SPECTACULAR START NEXT SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 23) WHEN A SPECIAL TRAIN RUMBLES INTO TAI PO WITH OVER 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE CARRYING PLACARDS, BANNERS AND LEAFLETS TO PUT ACROSS THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE.

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO SIX DISTRICTS ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR. LIU YUN-SUM.

MR. LIU SAID THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN WITH A 'PRESENTATION OF COLOURS' TO OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB MEMBERS AT THE KOWLOON STATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY IN HUNG HOM, WHERE THEY WILL TAKE A SPECIAL TRAIN TO TAI PO. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

MR. LIU SAID THE 1,000 CYC MEMBERS, TOGETHER WITH HUNDREDS OF LOCAL YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL MEET THEM WHEN THE TRAIN ARRIVES IN TAI PO, WILL HAND OUT LEAFLETS TO AS MANY OF THE 230,000 TAI PO RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE.

+BY SO DOING, WE SHALL MAKE THE RESIDENTS AWARE OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CAMPAIGN AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND THE FORTH- COMING PROMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN, MR. LIU SAID.

DURING THE THREE-WEEK-LONG CAMPAIGN, MORE THAN 60. EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN THE SIX DISTRICTS, I.E. TAI PO PROPER, FAN LING, SHEUNG SHUI, TA KWU LING, SHA TAU KOK AND SAI KUNG NORTH. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE EXHIBITIONS, STREET THEATRE SHOWS, FILM SHOWS, COMPETITIONS AND A SEMINAR.

MORE THAN 50,000 LEAFLETS, 3,000 POSTERS AND SCORES OF LARGE BANNERS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AND DISPLAYED IN THE DISTRICTS.

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE CAMPAIGN, ACCORDING TO THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. CANICE MAK, IS TO PROMOTE A GREATER AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM AND TO FOSTER GREATER SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN FIGHTING IT.

+THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS THE PUBLIC CAN HELP IN FIGHTING THE PROBLEM, SUCH AS EDUCATING THEIR CHILDREN OF THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE, OFFERING SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT TO FORMER DRUG ADDICTS, AND REPORTING DRUG TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES TO THE POLICE,+ MR. MAK ADDED.

MR. MAK SAID THE TAI PO CAMPAIGN IS THE FIRST OF THREE DISTRICT- LEVEL CAMPAIGNS BEING HELD THIS YEAR BY THE ACTING COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) IN CO-OPERATION WITH DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING RURAL COMMITTEES, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS, AREA COMMITTEES, YOUTH CENTRES, SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

THE OTHER TWO CAMPAIGNS WILL BE HELD ON HONG KONG ISLAND SOUTH AND IN WONG TAI SIN.

/HE POINTED