$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
APPENDIX 4
(Chapter 5)
RETAIL PRICE (HONG KONG DOLLARS PER KILO) & PERCENTAGE PURITY-NO. 3 HEROIN
APPENDIX 5 (Chapter 11)
ECREASE IN THE PROPORTION OF YOUNG ADDICTS AT THE
ONS DEPARTMENT'S DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES
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Year
Total admission
Addicts aged under 21
Percentage
1969
996
253
25.4%
1970
828
124
15.0%
1971
772
118
15.3%
1972
1,374
170
12.4%
1973
1,497
260
17.4%
1974
1,960
270
13.8%
1975
2,037
253
12.4%
1976
2,160
186
8.6%
(a)
Year
1974
1975
1976
APPENDIX 6 (Chapter 12)
DECREASE IN NEW ADMISSIONS INTO SHEK KWU CHAU
Total
admission
2,703
2,438
2,325
New admission
1,864
1,388 1,030
Percentage
69.0%
56.9%
44.3%
(b) DECREASE IN ADDICTS AGED UNDER 19 ADMITTED INTO SHEK KWU CHAU
Year
0
1969
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
12 1 2
3
4
5
6 7
8
9
10
11
12
1970
1975
1976
1971
1972
0%
1973*
1974
1975
10%
1976
20%
30%
40%
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Total admission
789
870
782
751
1,774
2,703
2,438
2,325
Admission of addicts under 19
Percentage
99
12.5%
55
6.3%
82
10.5%
72
9.6%
125
7.1%
181
6.7%
130
5.3%
93
4.0%
*In late 1972, SARDA adopted an "open door" policy by allowing patients to leave Shek Kwu Chau even though they did not complete a full course of treatment and rehabilitation. This resulted in a dramatic rise in the number of admissions from 1973 onwards.
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