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The pilot scheme is aimed at encouraging schools to implement their own anti- drug education programmes.

Schools can adapt the Drug Education Teaching Kit produced by the Hong Kong Action Committee Against Narcotics (ACAN) to develop a school-based drug education programme for students at junior secondary level.

The spokesman assured that pilot schools would be provided with support and advice from health education inspectors at the Advisory Inspectorate in developing and implementing their drug education programmes.

The department will also organise sessions for teachers in charge of drug education at the pilot schools to familiarise them with the Drug Education Teaching Kit.

Pilot school teachers will be given priority to participate in the Course on Drug Education for Secondary School Teachers jointly organised by the Education Department and the Narcotics Division in August this year.

The spokesman said all secondary schools are encouraged to participate in the scheme in the 1996-97 school year.

End/Wednesday, June 21, 1995

57 pollution cases in May

A total of 57 convictions were recorded in the courts last month for breaching anti- pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.

Among them, 25 were made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO), 13 under the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO), 13 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO), one under the Dumping At Sea Act 1974 (Overseas Territories) Order 1975 (DASO), and five under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO).

The fines ranged from $2,000 to $175,000. Topwide Engineering Ltd was fined $175,000 for allowing the use of powered mechanical equipment for construction work without a permit. This is the highest fine imposed since the NCO comes into force in 1989.