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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1982
ANTI-SMOKING EXHIBITION AT SHA TIN
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AN EXHIBITION ON THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF SMOKING WILL BE MOUNTED AT THE SHA TIN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE AT LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY (MARCH 8-12).
IT IS PART OF AN ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTHS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM PICKING UP THIS ANTI-SOCIAL HABIT.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THIS TARGET GROUP HAD BEEN CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF A SERIES OF SURVEYS WHICH SHOW THAT MOST HABITUAL SMOKERS HAVE THEIR FIRST PUFF IN ADOLESCENCE AND THEN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF THE HABIT.
THE EXHIBITION, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM, WILL CARRY THE MESSAGE +DON'T SAY YES TO SMOKING+ THROUGH VISUAL MEANS SUCH AS DISPLAY, SLIDES AND FILM SHOWS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE HARM CAUSED BY SMOKING.
SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS WILL LATER BE STAGED AT TSUEN WAN AND YUEN LONG TOWN HALLS.
A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ARRANGED FOR CHILDREN IN LOWER FORMS WILL ALSO BE HELD IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
EACH WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE FILM AND SLIDE SHOWS, A GUIDED TOUR OF INFORMATIVE EXHIBITS AND A DISCUSSION SESSION,
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