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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1981

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ANTI-NARCOTICS WALK

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MORE THAN 1 000 PEOPLE FROM ABOUT 300 FAMILIES WILL TAKE PART IN A +FAMILY WALK SCHEME+ TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 11) AT SHING MUN RESERVOIR.

THE SCHEME FORMS PART OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS' PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMME FOR THIS YEAR AND IS ORGANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME ARE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY OUTDOOR PURSUITS AMONG FAMILIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

+ IT IS OUR GOAL TO OFFER THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO DRUG ABUSE, HE SAID.

COMMENTING ON THE RESPONSE OF THE SCHEME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS MOST ENCOURAGING THAT APPLICATIONS WERE STILL BEING RECEIVED AFTER THE CLOSING DATE,

HOWEVER, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAD TO BE LIMITED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS.

THE WALK COVERS SIX ROUTES, INCLUDING VARIOUS COUNTRY PARK AREAS IN SHING MUN, TAI LAM, PAT SIN RANGE, LUK KENG AND SAI KUNG, AN EXCITING FOREST TRAIL IN TAI LAM AND HO PUI, AS WELL AS A VISIT TO CHEUNG SHEUNG PLATEAU IN SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK.

SUNDAY'S OUTING WILL BE THE FIRST WALK OF THE SCHEME, AND FIVE OTHERS WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 25, NOVEMBER 8 AND 29, DECEMBER 13 AND 27, ALL SUNDAYS,

PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE AS MANY ROUTES AS POSSIBLE. FAMILIES COMPLETING ALL SIX ROUTES WILL BE GIVEN PRIZES WHILE THOSE COMPLETING FIVE ROUTES WILL RECEIVE SOUVENIRS.

EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS WILL LOOK AFTER PARTICIPANTS ALONG ALL ROUTES. IN ADDITION, STAFF FROM THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES AS WELL AS CIVIL AID SERVICE WILL BE DEPLOYED FOR FIRST AID COVERAGE AND CROWD CONTROL PURPOSE.

TO START OFF THE SCHEME, A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 9.30 AM ON SUNDAY AT LUI MING CHOI LUTHERAN COLLEGE IN CHEUNG SHAN ESTATE, WHICH WILL BE THE STARTING POINT OF THE WALK.

MR KARL STUMPF, CHAIRMAN OF THE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE OF ACAN WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY, TOGETHER WITH MR C.M. LEUNG, ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS= MR DICKEN YUNG, PRINCIPAL RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER-

DR ANDREW CHIU, PRESIDENT OF LUTHERAN CHURCH AND MR LEE WING-CHING, PRINCIPAL OF LUI MING CHOI LUTHERAN COLLEGE.