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13 January 1975
Mr Dan Jones (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken by the medical authorities in Hong Kong on research into the practice of drug taking.
No 107W
MR DAVID ENNALS
A Narcotics and Drugs Administration Division has recently been established in the Medical and Health Department respon- sible for research into all aspects of drug abuse and addiction and for developing programmes of treatment and rehabilitation.
Two schemes (one run by the Medical and Health Department and the other by a grant-aided voluntary agency) to evaluate the use of methadone maintenance on a long term basis in Hong Kong have entered the third year of study. Results should be available later this year.
Research into acupuncture as a possible effective treat- ment for drug additction is also being undertaken in Hong Kong.