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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1980

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$100 000 YUEN LONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN

TO BE LAUNCHED THIS MONTH

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A SLOGAN AND POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION IS TO BE HELD IN YUEN LONG TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE DANGERS OF DRUG TAKING.

THE COMPETITION IS PART OF A ONE-MONTH CAMPAIGN WHICH

BEGINS ON OCTOBER 17.

IT IS BEING ORGANISED BY YUEN LONG DISTRICT ANTI-DRUG

COMMITTEE.

THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, WHICH IS REPRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEE, HAS PROVIDED $100 000 TOWARDS CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE SAID MORE THAN 50 LOCAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAD BEEN INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION.

EACH SCHOOL WOULD SELECT THREE WINNERS, WITH BOOK AND STATIONERY TOKENS AS PRIZES.

THE OVERALL WINNER OF THE POSTER COMPETITION WOULD RECEIVE $500 AND THE RUNNERS UP $300 AND $200,

SCHOOLS SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR THREE WINNING ENTRIES TO THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE BY OCTOBER 17 FOR FINAL JUDGING. ALL WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE ANTI-NARCOTICS EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN YUEN LONG TOWN HALL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

OTHER ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CAMPAIGN WILL INCLUDE MOBILE FILM SHOWS, CANTONESE OPERAS AND A FUN-FAIR.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CLEARWAY RESTRICTION ON THE EASTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD FROM GRAMPIAN ROAD TO CHOI HUNG ROAD WILL BE CANCELLED FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 3).

ALSO FROM FRIDAY, CHOI WAN ESTATE BUS TERMINUS WILL BE DESIGNATED A PROHIBITED ZONE OTHER THAN FOR FRANCHISED BUSES.

MOTOR VEHICLES WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE TERMINUS.