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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1988

THE SCHEME NOW OPERATES WEEKLY FROM MONDAY ΤΟ THURSDAY,

8 PM TO 10 PM.

FROM

FOUR

IT TAKES THE FORM OF EITHER INTERVIEW SESSIONS AT CENTRES AT THE TOWN CENTRE, NGAU TAU KOK, LAM TIN AND SAU MAU PING, OR VISITS TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES. THE CENTRES OPEN ON A ROTATION BASIS.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE INTERVIEW/VISIT SESSIONS SERVED AS A CHANNEL FOR TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION THROUGH WHICH DISTRICT PROBLEMS WERE REFLECTED TO DUTY BOARD MEMBERS, WHO AT THE SAME TIME TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ΤΟ THE PUBLIC.

"MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO MEET KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS EITHER BY PHONE ON 3-416315 OR 3-421443, OR IN PERSON AT ANY. PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE OR SUB-OFFICES.

AND

OF APPOINTMENT FOR URGENT CASES, THE

"THE AVERAGE WAITING TIME BETWEEN THE DAY THE DAY OF INTERVIEW IS ABOUT ONE WEEK. WAITING PERIOD MAY BE SHORTENED," HE ADDED.

SHA TIN TO HOLD LARGE-SCALE ANTI-NARCOTICS FESTIVAL

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ALTHOUGH THE FAST-GROWING NEW TOWN OF SHA TIN DOES NOT HAVE A SERIOUS DRUG PROBLEM, IT WILL LAUNCH AN ANTI-NARCOTICS FESTIVAL THIS MONTH.

THE FESTIVAL WILL BE AMONG THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND EVER ORGANISED AT DISTRICT LEVEL.

DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL WERE GIVEN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS COMMITTEE (STDAC), MR LEE KWONG.

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MR LEE SAID THE FESTIVAL, RUNNING FROM OCTOBER 8 TO 21, WAS IN LINE WITH THE AIM OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN) PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE DANGER THAT SOFT DRUGS CAN POSE YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL IN SHA TIN,

FOR

POPULATION

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