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SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1985

WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE FIVE SWIMMING POOLS, THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 17 COMPLEXES AND SO ACHIEVE ITS TARGET OF PROVIDING ONE SWIMMING POOL COMPLEX FOR EVERY 250 000 PEOPLE.

IN GENERAL, MOST URBAN COUNCIL SAIMING POOLS ARE FULLY UTILISED BY THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY DURING THE PEAK SWIMMING SEASON. HOWEVER, THREE POOLS IN CHAI WAN, PAO YUE KONG (ABERDEEN) AND TAI WAN SHAN (HUNG HOM) ARE RELATIVELY UNDER-UTILISED.

+THIS IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE CHAI WAN AND TAI WAN SHAN POOLS ARE TO SOME EXTENT IN OUT-OF-THE-WAY LOCATIONS WHILE THE PAO YUE KONG POOL IS RATHER CLOSE TO TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR BEACHES ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

+IN FACT. THESE THREE SIMMING POOLS OFFER A VERY RELAXING AND PLEASANT SWIMMING ENVIRONMENT. IT IS HOPED THAT IN FUTURE MORE PEOPLE WILL MAKE USE OF THE THREE SWIMMING FACILITIES,+ THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

MORE YOUTHS JOIN ANTI-DRUGS FIGHT

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TWENTY-FOUR NEW RECRUITS OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP WILL JOIN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG ABUSE IN HONG KONG AFTER COMPLETING A TWO-DAY TRAINING COURSE WHICH BEGAN TODAY.

THEY HAVE BEEN SELECTED FROM 250 APPLICANTS WHO RESPONDED TO THE RECRUITMENT DRIVE LAUNCHED IN APRIL THIS YEAR.

AMONG THE 13 NEW MEN AND 11 NEW WOMEN RECRUITS ARE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OFFICERS, TEACHERS, DENTAL THERAPISTS, CLERKS AND STUDENTS - ALL WITHIN THE AGES OF 20 AND 28 - AND ALL HAVING THE AIM OF HELPING IN ANTI-NARCOTICS PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY WORK.

THEY WILL RAISE THE STRENGTH OF THE GROUP TO 60 IN ALL.

THE TRAINING CAMP ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION. GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, IS BEING HELD AT MARYKNOLL HOUSE IN STANLEY.

THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP HAS ORGANISED SOME 100 ANTI-NARCOTICS PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES SINCE IT WAS SET UP IN 1981.

ITS MEMBERS ARE ALL HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WHO USE THEIR LEISURE HOURS IN THE EVENINGS AND DURING HOLIDAYS TO CARRY OUT THE WORK.

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