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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1979

THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (MONG KOK), MISS REGINA LAU TOLD THE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS SECURED THE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE FROM LEADING ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

+MORE THAN 700 LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, MUTUAL AID AND AREA COMMITTEES, OWNERS INCORPORATIONS AND SCHOOLS HAVE STARTED THE PLANNING AND ORGANISING THE CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES FOUR MONTHS AGO.+

SHE SAID THE ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN HAS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:-

* TO BRING THE DRUG ABUSE ISSUE BEFORE THE PUBLIC

AND TO CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDES TO IT-

* TO DISSUADE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EVER EXPERIMENTING WITH DRUGS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE PART IN HEALTHY AND MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES-

TO ENCOURAGE EXISTING ADDICTS, PARTICULARLY FEMALE ADDICTS, TO COME FORWARD FOR TREATMENT AND

* TO APPEAL FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM

AND IN REPORTING DRUG CRIMES.

THE MONG KOK CAMPAIGN IS THE SECOND OF THREE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) INTENSIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CAMPAIGNS THIS YEAR. THE FIRST MONTH-LONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN IS BEING HELD IN WAN CHAI. THE THIRD ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN WILL START IN TSUEN WAN ON NOVEMBER 18, THIS YEAR.

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