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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1982

BIG TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS DRIVE *****

MORE THAN 100 000 RESIDENTS IN THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES DURING AN INTENSIVE, THREE-WEEK-LONG ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT STARTING ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 7).

SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN AT 2 PM AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SHA TIN PUBLIC SPORTS GROUND IN LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD, SHA TIN,

THIS WAS ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR WAI HON-LEUNG.

ALSO ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE WERE MR KARL STUMPF, CHAIRMAN OF THE PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE OF ACAN, MR C.M. LEUNG, ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS AND DR PATRICK HASE, DISTRICT OFFICER (SHA TIN).

MR WAI SAID THE CAMPAIGN WILL START OFF WITH A +FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY, AND THERE WILL BE AN EXCITING TELEMATCH TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACTIVITIES. TAKING PART IN THE MATCH WILL BE TEAMS FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, HK-TVB, CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AREA COMMITTEES AND FOOTBALL STARS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE PERFORMANCES BY A GURKHA MILITARY BAND AND THE SHA TIN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, AS WELL AS LION AND DRAGON DANCES.

ABOUT 10 000 RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS FROM THE DISTRICT WILL ATTEND THE OPENING CEREMONY.

OTHER PROGRAMMES DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD WILL INCLUDE VARIETY SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, SEMINAR CAMPS, FILM SHOWS, SCHOOL TALKS, VISITS TO SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE AND THE TRAINING SCHOOL OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE IN TAI LAM CHUNG, A HORSE-RIDING DAY AND A DISCO-NIGHT, SPEECH AND PAINTING CONTESTS, A TABLE-TENNIS COMPETITION AND A MODEL CAR RACE.

THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HAS ALSO PREPARED A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLICITY MATERIAL FOR DISTRIBUTIONS.

+THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HAS DEVOTED SOME FIVE MONTHS' HARD WORK IN THE PLANNING AND ORGANISATION OF THE PROGRAMMES AND HAS MOBILISED THE MANPOWER AND RESOURCES OF ALL LEADING ASSOCIATIONS, SCHOOLS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRES AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

+THE COMMITTEE, OF COURSE, WORKS CLOSELY WITH AND HAS FULL ASSISTANCE FROM ACAN, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,+ MR WAI SAID.

/DE PATRICK