SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1982
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ANTI-NARCOTICS CONCERT FOR BEACH-GOERS
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BEACH-GOERS AND MANY MORE OF RADIO LISTENERS WERE ENTERTAINED TO AN ANTI-NARCOTICS BEACH CONCERT+ THIS (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON AT REPULSE BAY.
THE CONCERT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND RADIO 2 OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, AND SPONSORED BY TOM LEE PIANO CO. PERFORMING AT THE TWO-HOUR CONCERT WERE SEVERAL TOP SINGERS INCLUDING ROMAN TAM, ALBERT AU, TERESA CHEUNG, CHUNG YUEN-YEE, YEUNG SIU-CHING, TERENCE CHOI, AND TANG WAI-YAN.
THE CONCERT WAS BROADCAST +LIVE+ BY RADIO 2 OF RTHK.
TODAY'S CONCERT STARTED AT 3 PM AFTER AN OPENING CEREMONY. CFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, CHAIRMAN OF ACAN: MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CHAIRMAN OF URBAN COUNCIL: MR ROY HENRY, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE; MR KARL STUMPE, CHAIRMAN OF ACAN'S PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY SUB-COMMITTEE: MR HAROLD KWOK, ACTING DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING; AND MR PETER LEE, COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION SAID THE CONCERT IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL EFFORTS IN PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY.
+EACH YEAR, THE ACAN ORGANISES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS USING ENTERTAINMENT MEDIUM SUCH AS CONCERTS AND VARIETY SHOWS TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE IN HONG KONG FROM SPREADING, AND THE BEACH CONCERT IS ONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT CONCERTS HAVE PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE VERY EFFECTIVE PUBLICITY TOOLS, PARTICULARLY FOR CONVEYING MESSAGES TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 24 WHO ARE MOST AT RISK TO TEMPTATIONS OF DRUG ABUSE.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO PRAISED RTHK FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT TO THE ANTI-NARCOTICS CAUSE AND THE CONCERT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW THE MASS MEDIA CAN HELP IN THE PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE IN HONG KONG.
LEARNER DRIVER BAN IN HAPPY VALLEY
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FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 11), LEARNER DRIVERS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING BROADWOOD ROAD EASTBOUND AT ITS JUNCTION WITH WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD.
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