FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1984
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THE SEMINAR WAS ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION TO GIVE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRUG PROBLEM IN HONG KONG AND TO ENABLE THEM TO EXPRESS THE IR VIEWS ON PREVENTIVE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
PRESENT WERE ABOUT 70 ADMINISTRATORS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SHAM SHUI PO AND WONG TAI SIN DISTRICTS, WHERE DRUG EDUCATION TALKS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE +SCHOOL TALKS TEAM+ OF THE NARCOTICS DIVISION SINCE FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
THE + YOUTH AGAINST DRUGS SCHEME+ RUN BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) IS OPEN TO ALL YOUTHS WHO ARE 15 AND ABOVE.
IT ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN ANTI-NARCOTICS ACTIVITIES.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE YOUTHS LEARN ABOUT THE EVILS OF DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING, ORGANISING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO SPREAD THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE, HE SAID.
THE YOUNG PEOPLE, WORKING IN GROUPS, CAN PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS TO THE NARCOTICS DIVISION FOR CONSIDERATION.
THEY MUST ALL BE RECOMMENDED BY THE IR SCHOOLS, YOUTH CENTRES, COMMUNITY CENTRES OR EMPLOYERS. THOSE GROUPS WHOSE PROPOSALS ARE ACCEPTED, ARE GIVEN A FUND OF UP TO $3 000 EACH TO CARRY OUT THE IR WORK.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SEMINAR, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR S.L. CHAN, EXPLAINED TO THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE, AND SUPER INTENDENT C.K. KWOK OF NARCOTICS BUREAU OF ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE. ADVISED THEM ON HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS AMONG THE IR STUDENTS.
THE PARTICIPANTS ALSO SAW A PREVIEW OF A FILM ENTITLED +TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN+, RECENTLY PRODUCED FOR THE ACAN'S 1984-85 PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROGRAMME.
THE FILM FEATURES THE EXPERIENCE OF TWO YOUNG ADDICTS.
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