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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1984

TABLE 3 COMPARISON OF JULY 1984 WITH JULY 1983 CHANGES

IN RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY

END-USE CATEGORY

RE-EXPORT VALUE

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

1%

+16%

-

13%

CONSUMER GOODS

+ 31%

+14%

+ 15%

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

+ 67%

+17%

+ 43%

FUELS

+214%

+10%

+185%

CAPITAL GOODS

+ 71%

+16%

+ 47%

ALL COMMODITIES

+ 49%

+15%

+ 29%

ANTI-DRUG FIGHT SHOWS RESULTS

*****

HONG KONG'S EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS ARE SHOWING POSITIVE RESULTS, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR ISAAC CHOW SAID TODAY.

THE NUMBER OF PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS WHO WERE NEWLY REPORTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN DRUGS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1984 HAD DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY, HE SAID, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE.

DURING THIS PERIOD, 425 YOUNG PERSONS WERE NEWLY REPORTED, A DECREASE OF 28.8 PER CENT COMPARED WITH THE 597 IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1983.

+THESE ARE ENCOURAGING SIGNS THAT OUR PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY STRATEGY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK+, SAID MR CHOW.

EFFORTS WOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE TO REACH OUT TO YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE MOST EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DRUG ABUSE, HE SAID. THE ACTING COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) IS ORGANISING A SERIES OF ANTI-NARCOTICS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG.

HE SAID THAT THE +SCHOOL TALKS TEAM+ OF THE NARCOTICS DIVISION HAD CONDUCTED 78 DRUG EDUCATION TALKS AT 58 SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO OVER 24 500 STUDENTS SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE SCHOOL TALKS PROGRAMME IN FEBRUARY.

/THE AIM,