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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1985

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+ IT IS THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, HE SAID, THAT THE COMMITTEES, ON THE BASIS OF MUTUAL AID AND CONCERN FOR THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD, WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT DRUG PUSHERS AND TO COMBAT DRUG TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES.+

HE ALSO APPEALED TO PARENTS TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN AND HELP THEM REALISE THE DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE.

+OUR AIM IS A DRUG-FREE GENERATION, AND I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP US TO ACHIEVE THIS AIM, HE SAID.

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR D.G. JE AFFRESON, CHAIRMAN OF THE ACAN SUB-COMMITTEE ON PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY, DR KARL STUMPF, AND COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GORDON MORTIMER, ALSO OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING OF THE CONCERT WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 1 000 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

THE NIGHT'S EVENT WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL POPULAR ARTISTES, DEANIE IP, SANDY LAM AND DAVID LO, WHO ALSO CONVEYED THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE.

TAI PO ACTIVITIES MEETING NEEDS OF RESIDENTS

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THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD HAD BEEN ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF RESIDENTS DESPITE CERTAIN RESTRAINTS.

CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD, MR MICHAEL LAI, MADE THE REMARKS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +HEALTHY FAMILY DAY IN TAI PO PLAZA TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE POINTED OUT THAT ACTIVITIES HAD NOT BEEN CURTAILED IN SPITË OF THE SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES, AND THE BOARD HAD EFFECTIVELY ORGANISED EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS.

+THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE CONDUCTED TWO SURVEYS ON LIVING PATTERNS OF RESIDENTS AND RESULTS WERE USED AS A BASIS IN PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS, EXPLAINED MR LAI.

TODAY'S PROGRAMMES FEATURED A CHILDREN'S DRAWING COMPETITION, A HEALTHY FAMILY EXHIBITION AND GAMES STALLS.

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