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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 143.

PRESS CONFERENCE

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A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY TO MARK THE CLOSING OF THE FIRST MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS HELD HERE FROM MARCH 18 TO 22.

IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, WHO IS THE ELECTED CHAIRMAN AT THE MEETING,

THE CONSULTANT AND RAPPORTEUR OF THE MEETING, PROFESSOR WILLIAM CLIFFORD THE CO-SECRETARY, MR JEREMY POPE AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNITED NATIONS ASIA AND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFEI), AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND DELEGATES FROM AUSTRALIA, THE BAHAMAS, BERMUDA, LESOTHO, MALAYSIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SINGAPORE, TONGA, UNITED KINGDOM, GHANA AND INDIA WILL ALSO BE PRESENT AT THE CONFERENCE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFICERS' CLUB, 51 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY.

PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 10.30 AM SHARP.

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ANTI-DRUG FIGHT REAPS RESULTS *****

HONG KONG'S EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS IN 1984 REAPED ENCOURAGING RESULTS.

THIS WAS REVEALED AT THE 56TH MEETING OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) TODAY (THURSDAY).

IN 1984, 980 PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE WERE NEWLY REPORTEJ TO THE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF DRUG ABUSE (CRDA) FOR INVOLVEMENT IN DRUGS, THIS SHOWED A DECREASE OF 21 PER CENT COMPARING WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR WHEN 1 121 YOUNG PERSONS WERE NEWLY REPORTED.

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