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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1979

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PRESS FACILITIES FOR THE ACAN 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 FRIDAY STARTING AT 3 P.M.

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

SIR MURRAY WILL BE MET BY THE CHAIRMAN OF ACAN, SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, WHO WILL INTRODUCE THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR. LEWIS DAVIES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACAN'S PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE (WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE RALLY ORGANISING COMMITTEE), MR. KARL STUMPF, THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR. PETER E. I. LEE AND THE RALLY CO-ORDINATOR, MR. DAVID TSANG.

THE RALLY ORGANISING COMMITTEE WILL MAKE AVAILABLE THREE MEDIA POSITIONS FOR REPORTERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND TV NEWS CAMERAMEN (HAND HELD CAMERAS ONLY) AT THE STADIUM.

* PRESS POSITION A WILL BE LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE VIP STAND. REPORTERS AND CAMERAMEN IN THIS POSITION WILL BE ABLE TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL AND CEREMONIES ON THE DAIS.

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PRESS POSITION B WILL BE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE ARENA IN FRONT OF SECTION 23 OF THE STADIUM. REPORTERS AND CAMERAMEN IN THIS POSITION WILL BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN THE ARENA TO COVER THE MANY PERFORMANCES OF THE RALLY, INCLUDING +TELE-MATCH+ GAMES, BAND PERFORMANCES AND A MOCK-BATTLE DISPLAY.

PRESS POSITION C WILL BE LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE VIP STAND. REPORTERS AND CAMERAMEN IN THIS POSITION WILL HAVE A PANORAMIC VIEW OF ALL ACTIVITIES IN THE STADIUM.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE ACAN MASS RALLY SHOULD MEET INFORMATION OFFICERS FROM G.I.S. AND NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT OUTSIDE THE WEST GATE OF THE STADIUM (NEXT TO SECTION 33) NOT LATER THAN 2.45 P.M. ON FRIDAY.

SPECIAL PRESS PASSES TO ENTER THE STADIUM WILL BE REQUIRED. APPLICATION FORMS FOR SPECIAL PRESS PASSES TOGETHER WITH MAPS SHOWING THE PRESS POSITIONS WILL BE BOXED TODAY (TUESDAY) AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE DUTY OFFICER, GIS NEWS ROOM, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, SIXTH FLOOR, CENTRAL.

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE G.1.S. NEWS ROOM NOT LATER THAN NOON TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY). SPECIAL PRESS PASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE DUTY OFFICER, G.I.S. NEWS ROOM FROM 4 P.M. THE SAME DAY.

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