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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 699 OF 20 JUNE.
YOUR TELEGRAM NUMBER 485 OF. 19 JUNE.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
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1. THE TWO PILOT SCHEMES ON METHADONE MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG DISCHARGED PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY ARE DUE TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 1975, AND EVALUATION ON THE RESULTS PRODUCED WILL TAKE PLACE THEREAFTER.
2. PRELIMINARY WORK ON THE ACUPUNCTURE RESEARCH PROGRAMME HAS BEEN STARTED AND TO DATE, 99 PATIENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED OR ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAMME, PERIOD OF RESEARCH HAS NOT YET
BEEN DETERMINED. IT IS THEREFORE TOO EARLY TO COME TO ANY
CONCLUSIONS.
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