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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1981

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+SURVEYS SHOW THAT MOST HABITUAL SMOKERS HAD THEIR FIRST PUFF DURING ADOLESCENCE AND THEN FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO RID OF IN THE IR ADULTHOOD, HE ADDED.

AN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR STUDENT GROUPS IN THE LOWER FORMS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AT 181-185 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG,

THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE FILM AND SLIDE SHOWS, A GUIDED TOUR OF INFORMATIVE EXHIBITS, AND A DISCUSSION SESSION, ALL OF WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ILLUSTRATE THE HEALTH HAZARD OF SMOKING,

STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO PLAY A GAME OF ROULETTE ON SMOKING, WHICH SERVES TO ILLUSTRATE THE HIGH RISK OF CONTRACTING VARIOUS DISEASES DUE TO SMOKING, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. EDUCATIONAL LEAFLETS WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS.

INVITATION LETTERS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE WORKSHOPS ARE BEING SENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS. INTERESTED SCHOOLS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AT 5-720861 FOR ARRANGEMENT.

KWAI CHUNG REFUSE BLACKSPOT TO BECOME AMENITY PLOT

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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT PLANS TO TURN A RUBBUSHER IDDEN OPEN SPACE AT KWAI CHUNG INTO AN AMENITY PLOT AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP BEING CARRIED OUT THERE.

A MONTH-LONG CLEARANCE OPERATION WAS LAUNCHED LATE LAST WEEK TO REMOVE ABOUT 150 TONNES OF REFUSE AND BULKY DISCARDED ITEMS AT THE OPEN GROUND AT THE JUNCTION OF TAI LOONG STREET AND WO YI HOP ROAD.

THE EXERCISE WAS AIMED AT ELIMINATING HEALTH HAZARDS AND IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE FOR RESIDENTS IN NEARBY SQUATTER AREA AND MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS, SAID THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION) OF NTSD, MR JAMES WILSON.

*WE HOPE TO TURN THE REFUSE DUMPING GROUND INTO A SITTING OUT AREA AND PLANTING PLOT FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE,+ HE SAID.

HE APPEALED TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND HAWKERS PLYING THERE TO STOP DUMPING REFUSE INTO THE OPEN SPACE AND REMINDED THEM THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO DISCARD ANY LITTER AND REFUSE IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

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