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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1987

KOWLOON CITY PREPARES ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN

AN ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN IN KOWLOON CITY ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 6) WITH A DISTRICT ANTI-SMOKING DAY ΤΟ PUBLICISE THE MESSAGE THAT "CIGARETTE SMOKING IS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH".

AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT THE ΟΙ MAN ESTATE CONCOURSE AT 11 AM.

IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD SET UP A CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN JULY.

THE COMMITTEE HAS ORGANISED A SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION, COMPETITION AND AN ANTI-SMOKING DAY. THE TWO COMPETITIONS ATTRACTED ENTRIES FROM ABOUT 1,900 RESIDENTS, WORKERS AND STUDENTS THE DISTRICT.

THE

QUIZ

HAVE IN

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE BEST 10 PARTICIPANTS IN BACH

COMPETITION.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE THE ANTI-SMOKING DAY WHICH WILL INCLUDES AN OPENING CEREMONY, A PUBLICITY BUS TOUR TO SPREAD THE ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGE AND AN ANTI-SMOKING EXHIBITION. THE EXHIBITION, AT THE OI MAN ESTATE CONCOURSE AND COMMERICAL COMPLEX, WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL ON SMOKING AND HEALTH, MR JOB YOUNG: KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG; DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALEX FONG; AND THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ANTI-SMOKING CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR TANG PO-HONG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ANTI-SMOKING DAY OPENING CEREMONY AT 11 AM ON FRIDAY AT THE OI MAN ESTATE CONCOURSE.

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