SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1984
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+ IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE BY PARENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY WORKERS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO DIVERT THEIR ENERGIES AND INTERESTS TO HEALTHY ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE MEANINGFUL, REALISTIC AND EASILY ATTAINABLE.
IT IS HOPED THAT THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE WILL REACH NOT ONLY THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OF THE CAMPAIGN BUT WILL BE FURTHER PROMULGATED BY THEM TO THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES,+ HE ADDED.
THE KWUN TONG ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN, WHICH IS HELD FROM JANUARY 15 TO 29, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS.
OTHER EVENTS DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TRAINING SCHOOL AND THE SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE, QUIZZES FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, SLOGAN COMPETITIONS AND CROSS-WORD PUZZLE GAMES.
NEEDY PEOPLE TO RECEIVE "LAI-SEE” *****
MORE THAN 9 600 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE RED PACKETS OF $100 EACH AS NEW YEAR +LAI-SEE+ FROM A LOCAL CHARITABLE FUND.
NEARLY $1 MILLION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE TANG SHIU-KIN/HO TIM CHARITABLE FUND FOR DISTRIBUTION.
THE RECIPIENTS INCLUDE 2 650 WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHO ARE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, 6 514 RESIDENTS OF HOMES, HOSTELS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY, AND 510 ELDERLY PATIENTS IN THE FIVE HOSPITALS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP.
THE FOUNDERS OF THE FUND, SIR SHIU-KIN TANG AND MR HO TIM, ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, WHO IS THE TRUSTEE OF THE FUND, WILL DISTRIBUTE THE RED PACKETS PERSONALLY TO SOME 311 WIDOWED FAMILIES FROM THE HONG KONG REGION IN THE HALL OF THE WELFARE BUILDING OF PO LEUNG KUK AT 66 LEIGHTON ROAD AT 3.30 PM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 17).
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE FUND.
ON HAND TO HELP WITH THE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE MOVIE ACTRESS MISS FUNG BO-BO,
WIDOWED FAMILIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WILL RECEIVE THE IR RED PACKETS THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS DISTRICT OFFICES.
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