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MR MULLOY THEN TOLD THE MEETING THAT A SEMINAR ON PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION IN LATE NOVEMBER WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 350 SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STUDENT COUNSELLORS AND CHAIRMEN AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEES.

DISCUSSIONS WERE FOCUSSED ON THE DESIRABILITY OF MAKING PREVENTIVE DRUG EDUCATION A COMPULSORY SUBJECT AND ON THE ROLE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PARENTS/TEACHERS ASSOCIATION IN PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

A NEW SET OF SLIDES ON

PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AS TEACHING AIDS

WERE INTRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED DURING THE SEMINAR.

"ONE NEW VENTURE IS THE SPREAD OF THE ANTI-NARCOTICS MESSAGE TO THE SPORTS SECTORS THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF THE ACAN AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE 1988 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL MARATHON ON THE THEME OF 'BE AN ANTI-DRUG RUNNER AT THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR ON JANUARY 24," MR MULLOY SAID.

THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EVENT WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE A CHANCE TO APPEAL TO ATHLETES ALL OVER THE WORLD TO REMAIN DRUG-FREE BUT WILL ALSO RE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES, HE SAID.

BILINGUALISM IS ESSENTIAL IN HONG KONG

BILINGUALISM IS ESSENTIAL IN HONG KONG NOW AND AFTER CHINA HAS RESUMED SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE TERRITORY IN 1997, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, MRS RITA FAN, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, MRS FAN SAID THE 1984 JOINT DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, WHICH ELABORATED ON THE BASIC POLICIES OF CHINA REGARDING HONG KONG, SPECIFICALLY POINTED OUT THAT THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION MIGHT USE ENGLISH, IN ADDITION TO CHINESE, IN ORGANS OF GOVERNMENT AND IN THE COURTS.

"IN HONG KONG, WE REGARD BILINGUALISM AS A NECESSITY FOR OUR YOUNGER GENERATION TO BE COMPETENT IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH. FROM A WIDER ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE, CHINESE IS LIKELY TO ASSUME GREATER SIGNIFICANCE WHILE ENGLISH WILL STILL BE ESSENTIAL AS AN INTERNATIONAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, MRS FAN SAID.

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