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SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1989

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YOUNGSTERS URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS

THE

TODAY AND TO

COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR GARETH MULLOY, (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM DRUGS TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS AND HEALTHY PURSUITS.

MR MULLOY WAS ADDRESSING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A "JOINT SCHOOL ANTI-NARCOTICS DESIGN COMPETITION" HELD AT THE NEW WORLD CENTRE PLAZA, TSIM SHA TSUI.

THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND SUPPORTED BY THE YOUTH CLUB SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

(YVG) OF COMMUNITY

WHILE COMMENDING THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE COMPETITION, MR MULLOY POINTED OUT THAT ITS PURPOSE WAS TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS, AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR, AGAINST DRUG ABUSE.

THE COMMISSIONER SAID HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE VOLUNTEERS' DEVOTION, ENTHUSIASM, INITIATIVE AND RESOURCEFULNESS ALL OF WHICH PLAYED AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DRUG MENACE.

A TOTAL OF 15 EXHIBITION BOOTHS, DESIGNED BY PARTICIPATING TEAMS FROM 11 SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE YVG, WERE ERECTED AT THE VENUE, EACH HAD A SPECIFIC DRUG-RELATED TOPIC.

THE SCHOOL TEAMS WERE FROM YU CHUN KEUNG MEMORIAL COLLEGE NO. 2; ST JOAN OF ARC SECONDARY SCHOOL: HOLY TRINITY COLLEGE; KWAI CHUNG METHODIST COLLEGE; PO LEUNG KUK YAU LING SUN COLLEGE: HENRIETTA SCHOOL KUNG LEE COLLEGE; YING WA COLLEGE; ST JOSEPH'S ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL; KEI HEEP SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL; ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI'S COLLEGE: KE1 YUEN COLLEGE; ST SIMON LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND DE LA SALLE SECONDARY SCHOOL.

TOPICS COVERED RANGED FROM THE DEFINITION OF DRUGS AND LEGAL CONTROLS ON THEM TO PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ABUSE AND ITS ADVERSE EFFECTS AND THE DRUG SITUATION IN THE TERRITORY.

ANTI-DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES, AND PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES WERE

ALSO COVERED.

THE EXHIBITION WILL REMAIN OPEN TOMORROW (SUNDAY) FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM.

MR MULLOY PRESENTED PRIZES TO THREE SCHOOL TEAMS, KEI HEEP SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL. ST JOSEPH'S ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL AND HENRIETTA SCHOOL. FOR THE BEST EXHIBIT DESIGNS.

THOSE ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE EVENT INCLUDED THE DEPUTY CHIEF INSPECTOR OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MRS KONG LI CHI-HO, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YVG ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MISS CHAN 01-WAH.

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