THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1923
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THE SECOND STORY, +POCKET MONEY+ APPEALS TO PARENTS TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN MORE LOVE AND CARE, INSTEAD OF MONEY. A YOUTH FROM A RICH BUT BROKEN FAMILY WITHOUT LOVE AND CARE TURNS TO DRUGS TO ESCAPE THE FRUSTRATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT OF FAMILY LIFE.
THE THIRD STORY DESCRIBES A PROSTITUTE'S TRAGIC LIFE. A POOR GIRL SELLS HERSELF TO BUY DRUGS. AS A RESULT, SHE LOSES HER HUSBAND, HER SON, HER MOTHER AND HER HEALTH, FINALLY SHE IS ARRESTED. SHE IS GIVEN TREATMENT, AND AFTER A HARD STRUGGLE, AND REHABILITATION SHE EVENTUALLY OVERCOMES THE DRUG HABIT.
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COMMENTING ON THE SERIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, SAID, +WE HOPE THROUGH THIS DRAMA SERIES, THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE WILL GET THROUGH TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS.+
PARENTS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN COMMUNITY ACTION AGAINST DRUGS. THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HE ADDED.
MORE YUEN LONG LAND BEING FORMED
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A $45.5 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE FORMATION OF ABOUT 19 HECTARES OF LAND IN YUEN LONG NEW TOWN WAS AWARDED TODAY BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO NISHIMATSU CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED THIS MORNING BY MR LEE SHING-SEE, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY.
MR LEE SAID THAT THE LAND FORMED WOULD BE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTION AND COMMUNITY USES AND OPEN SPACE PURPOSES.
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT WILL BE THE FORMATION OF THE YUEN LONG WEST TEMPORARY HOUSING SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND DRAINAGE.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO
COMPLETE.
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