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SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1983

THE KCR ALSO ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE OF AN OVERHEAD FOOTBRIDGE AT TAI PO MARKET STATION AS FROM MONDAY, JANUARY 24 TO FACILITATE PREPARATORY WORK FOR DEMOLISHING THE FOOTBRIDGE AND MAKE WAY FOR ERECTING OVERHEAD WIRES AT THE STATION.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO GUIDE PASSENGERS TO USE TEMPORARY CROSSINGS AT THE STATION PLATFORMS.

KWUN TONG ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN

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AN ANTI-NARCOTICS EXHIBITION AND CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD IN KWUN TONG TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO PUBLICISE THE ILL EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE, ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT.

THE THREE-HOUR CARNIVAL, BEGINNING AT 2 PM AT THE YUET WAK STREET PLAYGROUND, WILL FEATURE GAME STALLS AND EXHIBITION STALLS ON NARCOTICS, A FILM SHOW AND FREE CONSULTATION ON DRUG MATTERS BY A MEDICAL DOCTOR.

THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, AND THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT AS ONE OF THE 20-PLUS EVENTS IN THE MONTH-LONG KWUN TONG ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR PETER PANG, AND THREE DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.

CONFERENCE ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF MARCH.

THE CONFERENCE, ORGANISED BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND CONDUCTED IN CANTONESE, WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 30 AND 31 AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, KOWLOON.

SCHOOL HEADS WHO WISH TO TAKE PART IN THE CONFERENCE SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NAMES TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE AT 5/F, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 4.

PARTICIPANTS ARE LIMITED TO 200 AND WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE CONFERENCE MAY BE MADE TO

MR C.L. HO ON TELEPHONE NO. 5-8392451.

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