Question No. 3
Counselling centres for psychotropic substance abusers
Reply by
The Hon. D.G. Jeaffreson, Secretary for Security, -to a question from The Hon. YEUNG Po kwan, O.B.ETS C.P.M., in the Legislative Council on
3. Mr. YEUNG asked:
Question.
l.c.
~Wednesday, 27 January 1988
Will Government inform this Council of the present position regarding the proposal to set up Counselling Centres for Psychotropic Substance Abusers, the objective that these Centres are expected to achieve, and the kind of services which they will provide?
l.c
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:
-Reply:
Sir,
Committee Against
In September 1987, the Action
Narcotics endorsed the proposal to set up as a pilot project a
counselling centre for abusers of psychotropic substances to
be operated by the Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS), if it
could obtain the necessary funds. Since then, the HKCS has
been seeking a grant from the Lotteries Fund Subject to
the grant
the
•
being obtained, HKCS should be able to start
operating the centre, which will be in its existing premises
in Tsim Sha Tsui, in March this year.