XN000022-1989-10-05 — Page 11

10

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1989

CHAIRMAN OF ACAN, DR GERALD AMONG THE SPEAKERS WILL BE THE

DEPARTMENT CHOA, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, THE OF HEALTH, SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS PS33, A COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSERS.

ACAN YOUTH

THE ON OCTOBER 22, ORGANISE A LONG RUN AT THE ABERDEEN COUNTRY RUN AROUND THE ABERDEEN RESERVOIR.

AND

VOLUNTEER

(YVG) GROUP

WILL

PARK. PARTICIPANTS

WILL

ABOUT 400 YOUTH

ON OCTOBER 28 AND 29, A TRAINING CAMP

BF WILL LEADERS

SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR OUTDOOR HELD AT THE SAI KUNG

RECREATIONAL CENTRE.

THE PARTICIPANTS ARE

NOMINATED

BY THE

POLICE CALL, JUNIOR HONG KONG, THE HONG COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, THE SCOUT ASSOCIATION OF

OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME, KONG GIRL GUIDE ASSOCIATION. THE DUKE AND THE ACAN YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP AND YOUTH VOLUNTEER GROUP.

OF DRUG ABUSE

EFFECTS INJURIOUS THE THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT AND WILL THEN HELP RELAY THE INFORMATION BACK TO THEIR PEERS.

SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR ENTITLED "THE PERPLEXED

DRAMA ENTHUSIASTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY SCRIPTS FOR ENTERING THE DRAMA COMPETITION. GROUP". BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE ON OCTOBER 21.

WHICH COMPETITION, THE

OF

TOLO

IS HARBOUR INTO TWO

JOINTLY WITH DIVISIONS

THE

BY ORGANISED

ASSISTANCE

SECONDARY

THE

ACAN OF THE SCHOOL

AND THE ROTARY CLUB SEALS PLAYERS. IS DIVIDED DIVISION AND OPEN DIVISION.

THE FINALS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT THE SHOUSON THE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, WAN CHAI, ON NOVEMBER 26.

THEATRE

OF

ANTI-DRUG SYMBOL DESIGN AN ACAN WILL ALSO BE ORGANISING

A

ΤΟ SYMBOL

ACAN'S COMMEMORATE COMPETITION THIS MONTH TO LOOK FOR

IS DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION. 25TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR. SPONSORED BY ORIENTAL DAILY NEWS, WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN MID-OCTOBER.

WHICH

THE

THE FIRST HALF OF 1989. IN REVIEWING THE DRUG SITUATION IN

NEWLY PERSONS

TO REPORTED THE COMMISSIONER SAID THE NUMBER OF

HAD CONTINUED GOVERNMENT COMPUTERISED CENTRAL REGISTRY OF DRUG ABUSE TO DROP.

REPORTED MR WEEKS SAID THE NUMBER OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES NEWLY

REPORTED IN THE FIRST DECREASED BY 12.6 PER CENT. WITH 984 PERSONS

THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD HALF OF THIS YEAR. COMPARED WITH 1.126 IN LAST YEAR.

REPORTED

"HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF NEWLY REPORTED YOUNG PERSONS UNDER AGE OF 21 INCREASED BY 11.5 PER CENT. THERE WERE 357 PERSONS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LAST YEAR, AND 398 PERSONS REPORTED IN

HE SAID. CORRESPONDING PERIOD THIS YEAR."

DRUG ABUSERS THERE ARE ABOUT 42.000 ACTIVE

ARE HEROIN REGISTRY. AMONG THEM. OVER 90 PER CENT OTHERS TAKE MAINLY MANDRAX, CANNABIS AND OPIUM.

THE

THE

RECORDED IN THE ADDICTS AND THE

/MR WEEKS

E