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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1985

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YOUTHS URGED TO HELP FIGHT DRUG CRIME

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YOUNG PEOPLE WERE THIS EVENING (SATURDAY) URGED TO JOIN HANDS WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN CONTINUING THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING.

THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY MR GORDON MORTIMER, COMMISSIONER FOR MARCOTICS, AT THE OPENING OF THE ANTI-NARCOTICS CONCERT 1985, AT KO SHAN THEATRE.

+THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF TODAY HOLD THEIR FUTURE IN THE IR HANDS, BUT THEY ARE ALSO THE ONES MOST VULNERABLE TO THE RISK OF DRUG ABUSE,+ MR MORTIMER SAID.

HE SAID IT WAS FITTING FOR ANTI-NARCOTICS FUNCTIONS TO BE ORGANISED BY YOUNG PEOPLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, TO SHOW THE IR DETERMINATION TO COUNTER DRUG ABUSE.

TONIGHT'S CONCERT WAS ORGANISED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (AGAN) YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF ACAN +TO HEIGHTEN THE AWARENESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG TRAFFICKING+,

MR MORTIMER PRAISED THE ACAN YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR #FFORTS IN SPREADING THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE TO OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE ACAN YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP'S MAIN FUNCTION IS TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY PROJECTS ORGANISED BY ACAN.

FORMED IN 1981, IT HAS 50 MEMBERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CLUDING TEACHERS, CLERKS, ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS AND CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFICERS.

AMONG THOSE PERFORMING BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF 3 000 AT WE CONCERT WERE ELIZA CHAN, TERENCE CHOI AND WONG NGA-MAN.

FIGHT-CR IME CARNIVAL

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THE CRIME PREVENTION MESSAGE WILL BE PUT ACROSS TO TUEN MUN RESIDENTS THROUGH AN ENTERTAINING CARNIVAL AT THE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT CRIME PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, THE CARNIVAL WILL FEATURE SINGING AND DANCING BY POPULAR ARTISTS, A CRIME PREVENTION EXHIBITION AND A VARIETY SHOW.

HUNDREDS OF TUEN MUN RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE SPECTACULAR CARNIVAL WHICH WILL BE HELD FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM.

THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AND WILL ALSO PRESENT THE MODEL CITIZEN AWARD TO A TUEN MUN RESIDENT.

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