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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1980

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ACAN ENCOURAGEMENT TO AMATEUR SPORTSMEN

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THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) WILL FOR THE FIRST TIME SPONSOR THE OPEN AMATEUR ATHLETIC MEET THIS YEAR TO BE HELD IN THE WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND FROM 9 AM THIS SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 14).

THE CHAIRMAN OF ACAN'S PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE, MR KARL STUMPF, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS.

MORE THAN 1 000 SPORTSMEN ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THIS HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (HKAAA) OPEN ATHLETIC MEET, WHICH IS REGARDED BY THE SPORTS CIRCLE AS ONE OF HONG KONG'S MOST

IMPORTANT SPORTING EVENTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR ACAN SAID TODAY THAT THE ACTION COMMITTEE ALSO SEES THIS ATHLETIC MEET, ORGANISED BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLUB, AS AN IMPORTANT EVENT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME MORE MEANINGFULLY.

+THE ACAN BELIEVES THAT THE MORE RECREATIONAL AND SPORT ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED TO OUR YOUTHS, THE LESS THEY WILL BE EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF TAKING DRUGS,+ HE SAID.

+ IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT ACAN VIGOROUSLY PROMOTES HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES', SUCH AS SPORTS,

SUCH AS SPORTS, IN ITS CAMPAIGNS AND DISTRICT FUNCTIONS.+

THE PROGRAMME OF THE SPORTS MEET WILL INCLUDE FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS, 100-METRE RUN, 5 000-METRE RUN, 110-METRE HURDLES, RELAY, 1 500-METRE STEEPLE CHASE, HIGH JUMP, LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP, DISCUS, JAVELIN, SHOT PUT AND POLE VAULT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OPEN ATHLETIC MEET, SPONSORED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, AT WAN CHAI SPORTS GROUND FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM THIS SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 14).

THE CHAIRMAN OF ACAN'S PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE, MR KARL STUMPF, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS AT 3.30 PM.

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