THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1981
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SPORTS SCHEME TO KEEP YOUTHS AWAY FROM DRUGS
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AN ESTATE SPORTS SCHEME AIMED AT PROMOTING HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS EDUCATING THEM ON THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE WILL BEGIN TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN TIN WAN ESTATE, ABERDEEN.
THE SCHEME IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AS PART OF AGAN'S PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMME FOR THIS YEAR.
SOME 500 YOUNG PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN THE ACTIVITIES, WHICH *ILL INCLUDE TABLE TENNIS, BASKETBALL, MINI-SOCCER AND FOLK DANCE, AND LAST UNTIL AUGUST 16.
ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD AT SCHOOLS AND PLAYGROUNDS IN THE ESTATE.
A NARCOTICS DIVISION SPOKESMAN SAID THE SCHEME WAS AIMED AT ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE BEST USE OF THE IR LEISURE TIME BY PARTICIPATING IN HEALTHY ACTIVITIES.
+SUCH ACTIVITIES CAN HELP THEM REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPERIMENTING WITH DRUGS, HE SAID.
SIMILAR ACTIVITIES WOULD ALSO BE HELD IN SAU MAU PING, WAH AND TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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TRAINING COURSE COMPLETED
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A GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR 256 MEMBERS OF GENERAL DUTIES TEAM OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED A FIVE-WEEK BASIC TRAINING COURSE WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) STARTING AT 10.30 AM,
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (NORTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL ADDRESS THE GATHER ING. HE WILL ALSO PRESENT CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES TO THE GRADUATES.
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