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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1979

GOVERNOR TO OPEN ANTI-NARCOTICS MASS RALLY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL OFFICIATE AT

THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS' (ACAN) MASS RALLY TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM ON APRIL 6.

SIR MURRAY WILL ADDRESS ABOUT 30,000 STUDENTS AND YOUTHS EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE RALLY WHICH MARKS THE BEGINING OF YET ANOTHER YEAR'S (1979-80) INCREASED EFFORT IN ANTI-NARCOTICS PUBLICITY AND PREVENTIVE EDUCATION.

THE CHAIRMAN OF PREVENTIVE EDUCATION SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) PUBLIC MORE AWARE OF THE GOOD WORK BY THE FIELD.+

THE RALLY'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND ACAN'S AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE, MR. KARL STUMPF, +THE RALLY AIMS AT MAKING MEMBERS OF THE THE ANTI-NARCOTICS ISSUE IN HONG KONG AND GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE

+THE RALLY ALSO ADVOCATES INCREASED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS,+ HE SAID.

WITH A THEME OF +HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES+ AGAINST DRUG ABUSE, THE RALLY FEATURES A +TELEMATCH+ COMPETITION TO BE PARTICIPATED BY 30 TEAMS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, INCLUDING A TEAM COMPRISING EX-DRUG ADDICTS.

THE TWO-HOUR PROGRAMME, STARTING AT 3 P.M., ALSO FEATURES BRASS BAND, BUGLES, PIPES AND DRUMS PERFORMANCES BY THE BRITISH FORCES AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE. THERE WILL BE LION AND RIBBON DANCE PERFORMANCES BY THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL, KARATE AND JUDO DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE POLICE CADETS.

MEMBERS OF THE WORLD FAMOUS +RED DEVILS+ PARACHUTE TEAM STATIONED WITH THE GARRISON IN HONG KONG WILL ENTERTAIN SPECTATORS WITH THEIR EXCITING PARACHUTE JUMPING DISPLAY INTO THE STADIUM, THEY WILL EACH CARRY THE CHINESE-LANGUAGE ANTI- NARCOTICS MESSAGE AS THEY MAKE THEIR SPECTACULAR DESCENT INTO THE PACKED STADIUM,

A MOCK BATTLE DISPLAY WILL BE STAGED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT AND A MOTORCYCLE DEMONSTRATION BY THE CIVIL AID SERVICES.

MORE THAN 2,000 STUDENTS FROM NEW METHOD COLLEGE WILL GIVE AN ANTI-DRUG SLOČAN AND PICTURE DISPLAY WITH THE SKILSUL USE OF *FLIP BOARDS+.

IN ADDITION TO THE COLOURFUL RALLY, ACAN HAS PLANNED A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR (1979-80).

THE PROPOSED PROGRAMME INCLUDES A SERIES OF MONTH-LONG DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS, EXHIBITIONS, ANTI-DRUG SEMINARS AND TRAINING CAMPS, MOBILE THEATRE AND FILM SHOWS, TELEVISION EDUCATION FILMS AND DRAMAS, AND A DRUG ABUSE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THERE WILL BE AN INTENSIVE PUBLICITY IN THE MASS MEDIA AND A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING THE ANNUAL ACAN'S NARCOTICS REPORT, WILL BE PRODUCED.

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