TNAG-0416-FCO40-462-Review-of-narcotics-problem-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 58

HONG KONG STANDARD

JUNE

5th

73°

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Anti-drug drive

to kick off

on Oct 1

by-

Tong Sugay

A GOVERNMENT source yesterday disclosed plans for the Colony's "most ambitious" anti-drug campaign.

The drugs drive which starts on October 1 will- include "a first time ever survey to assess tho resuits of the biggest anti-narcotics campaign.

In an interview with The Hongkong Standard, the source, who asked not to do named, said: "The survey will be conducted in Tsuenwan in which market roscarch teams will- go to every third seventh house in multi-storey buiklars and rosettiomont ostates."

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He added that the Colony-wide campaign on drugs is aimed at "the under-25-year-olds which make up more than half the population of four million."

When asked, the source said that the primary purpose of "the biggest and most ambitious anti-drugs campaign to be undertaken in Hongkong" will be "designed to bring into every home the message of the evils of drugs.

He added: "The target is aimed more

at the young adults than Hongkong's estimated 80,000 to 100,000 addicts; and it is vital that we hit this young audience simp¡ý“ because it comprises at least half the Colony population."

We went on: Thich surveyfdicelɔged that the will help us to got an climate of. the extent of peopio's knowledge of druga in Hongkong."

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The Government said that "in general people are vary ignorant of drugs and parents do not know enough to advise or warn the children about the evils of drugs."

Explained the government spokesman: **We chose Tsunwan because there 45,000 children of school age

are

and this gives us a pretty manageable number to work .with.

The govemment source also Inotics campaign is scheduicu to run from October to December this year. "As part of the kick-off,” said the source, "the Action Committee Against Narcotics (Acan) is sponsoring mini-soccer competition.”

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He told the Standard that "actual registration of teams will close this coming Saturday

while the first match will kick off in July and the finals will be held in December."

lie also said that "this mini-soccer competition will be just as big if not bigger than last year's soccer contest which attracted 300 teams”

When asked, the government spokesman said that "the whole idea of having the mini-soccer contest is to got across the message to the young people that they should got their kicks out of football vær instead of drugs"

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