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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1982

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YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS SCHEME PRAISED

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HONG KONG YOUTHS HAVE BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ADDICTION AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS SCHEME+ LAUNCHED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, SAID MR PETER LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS.

HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF AN ANTI-NARCOTICS PROJECT HELD THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON AT ST JOSEPH ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL IN NGAU CHI WAN, KOWLOON.

MR LEE PRAISED THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL FOR THEIR EXCELLENT EFFORTS IN ORGANISING THE YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS PROJECT.

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HE TOLD THE STUDENTS THAT THE AIM OF THE DRUGS SCHEME WAS TO ENCOURAGE AN ACTIVE AND DIRECT YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN ANTI-NARCOTICS WORK THROUGH PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY,

UNDER THE SCHEME, HE SAID, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ANTI-NARCOTICS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICITY PROJECTS IN THEIR OWN WAY.

MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THIS NEW APPROACH WOULD ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ABUSE AND AT THE SAME TIME PASS ON THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGES TO THE YOUNG GENERATION IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.

THE SCHEME IS LAUNCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THE ACAN AS PART OF ITS PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMME. IT IS OPEN TO ANY YOUTH GROUP COMPRISING AT LEAST 10 OR MORE MEMBERS WHO ARE AT THE AGE OF 15 OR ABOVE.

THE SCHEME COMMENCED IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR AND A TOTAL OF 19 PROJECTS WERE APPROVED. EACH PROJECT WAS GIVEN AN AMOUNT RANGING FROM $1 000 TO $3 000 TO MEET THE EXPENSES.

TODAY'S PROJECT WAS ORGANISED BY THE +PREFECTS CLUB+ OF ST JOSEPH ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL. THE PROJECT INCLUDED AN INTER- SCHOOL CHINESE AND ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION, AS WELL AS A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION, AN EXHIBITION AND A GAMÉ STALL DESIGN COMPETITION,

WINNERS OF THE COMPETITIONS WERE AWARDED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY HELD LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE MR PETER LEE= MR R.T. SULLIVAN, POLICE COMMUNTIY RELATIONS OFFICER (KWỤN TONG)- MR TIMOTHY TSO, ASSISTANT CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (KWUN TÔNG)= BROTHER PAUL SUN, SUPERVISOR OF ST JOSEPH ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL- AND MR KENNETH CHAN, PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL.

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