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Beat drugs course for teachers
Sixty secondary school teachers are being invited to participate in a three-day course on drug education for them to exchange views on how to help students with drug abuse problem.
The regular course, organised by the Education Department and the Narcotics Division, will be held between Augu:1 23 and 25.
A spokesman for the Education Department reminded teachers wishing to attend the course to return completed application form to the Department on or before June 23 as seats would be reserved on a first come, first-served basis.
The course is aimed at enhancing teachers' understanding of the drug problem and equipping them with the skills required to tackle the problem.
It will feature the harmful effects of drug and treatment process; preventive drug education in schools; identifying and handling students with drug problems; an overview of drug problems in Hong Kong and the work of the Narcotics Division and the use of a drug education teaching kit.
At the course teachers will have the chance to participate in talks, seminars, workshops and small group activities to share ideas.
Among the speakers will be inspectors from the Education Department, staff of the Narcotics Division, social workers, police officers and school principals.
End/Sunday, May 7, 1995
Clean and Green Scheme closes with joy
Hundreds of young people were today (Sunday) treated to hours of music entertainment and outdoor activities in a game-packed fun day to mark the finale of this year's Clean and Green Scheme.
The youngsters were invited to the fun day and the closing ceremony at the scenic Sai Kung East Country Park as an acknowledgement to their efforts and support of the scheme's many activities in the past few months.
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