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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1982

THE SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS OPENED ON FEBRUARY 7 BY SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF ACAN, IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE HELD IN THE DISTRICT. ACAN PROVIDED $150 000 TOWARDS CAMPAIGN EXPENSES WHILE THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL RESIDENTS DONATED A FURTHER $30 000.

UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR WAI HON-LEUNG, THE SHA TIN ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANISED NEARLY 30 EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE 150 000 RESIDENTS DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD, INCLUDING VARIETY SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS, SEMINAR CAMPS, FILM SHOWS, SCHOOL TALKS, AND A DISCO-NIGHT.

A MASSIVE ANTI-DRUG PUBLICITY EFFORT WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE DISTRICT, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OPEN LETTERS, BANNERS, POSTERS, LEAFLETS AND BOOKMARKS WERE DISTRIBUTED,

TONIGHT'S CONCERT WAS PRODUCED BY NTN PRODUCTIONS, SPONSORED

BY TCM LEE PIANO CO. LTD. AND SOUNDS UNLIMITED.

PERFORMING IN THE CONCERT WERE SEVERAL HONG KONG'S TOP SINGERS, INCLUDING JOHNNY YIP, PHILIP CHAN, PANG KIN-SUN, ROWENA CORTES, BRENDA LO AND TINA LAU.

GUESTS ATTENDING THE CONCERT INCLUDED MR WAI HON-LEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE: MR NG CHAN-LAM, VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE: MR PETER LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS AND DR PATRICK HASE, DISTRICT OFFICER, SHA TIN.

SHA TIN CHARITY WALK

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THE LAST OF THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMUNITY CHEST WALKS FOR 1981/82 * STARTED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERR·TORIA MR AY MACPHERSON, AT SHA TIN TODAY (SUNDAY).

SOME 2 500 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE 12-KILOMETRE WALK WHICH BEGAN AND ENDED AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB PUBLIC SPORTSGROUND.

AMONG THOSE OFFICIATING AT THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WERE THE DISTRICT POLICE COMMANDER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR MIKE ILLINGWORTH THE DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF HONG KONG CHINESE UNIVERSITY, DR MA LIN; AND LOCAL LEADERS.

THE TARGET FOR THE WALK IS $150 000.

SO TERRITOR

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HAVE TAKEN

R, THE COMMUNITY CHEST HAS HELD FOUR WALKS IN THE NEW

AND RAISED OVER $2.4 MILLION. MORE THAN 13 000 PEOPLE ART.

LAST YEAR, EIGHT OF THE 11 CHEST WALKS WERE HELD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND $2.41 MILLION WAS RAISED.

A KOWLOON WALK WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 7.

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