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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1978

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ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN MOVES TO SOUTHERN DISTRICT *******

AN INTENSIVE, MONTH-LONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH.

DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE JUMBO FLOATING RESTAURANT AT ABERDEEN ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 9).

SPEAKING AT THE CONFERENCE WILL BE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR. HO CHUN-TUNG ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. CANICE.MAK, AND CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTHERN), MISS ELLE SHUM.

THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH HAS TAKEN MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS TO ORGANISE. INVOLVES THE PARTICIPATION OF OVER 20 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS OF THE DISTRICT. IT WILL START OFF WITH A GRAND OPENING IN WHICH 1,000 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS TO RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT. THEREAFTER, ABOUT 40 EVENTS OF VARIOUS KINDS WILL BE HELD DURING THE MONTH TO DRIVE HOME THE ANTI-DRUG MESSAGE TO BOTH THE POPULATION ON LAND AND IN THE ABERDEEN TYPHOON SHELTER.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE WHICH WILL START AT 1 P.M.

PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE. A GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 2121) TAK ING MEMBERS OF THE PRESS TO THE CONFERENCE WILL LEAVE FROM THE SUPREME COURT AT BATTERY PATH AT 12.30 P.M. SHARP.

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