FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1979
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VIOLET PEEL METHADONE DETOXIFICATION CENTRE EXTENDS OPERATING HOURS
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE VIOLET PEEL METHADONE DETOXIFICATION CENTRE IN WAN CHAI WILL EXTEND ITS OPERATING HOURS TO MEET THE INCREASING NEED OF DRUG ADDICTS SEEKING TREATMENT IN THE AREA.
FROM MONDAY, APRIL 9, THE CENTRE WILL BE OPEN DAILY, INCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, FROM 7.30 A.M. TO 10 P.M. WITHOUT ANY BREAKS.
AT PRESENT, THE VIOLET PEEL CENTRE OPENS FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M., FROM 2 P.M. TO 5 P.M. AND FROM 6 P.M. TO 10 P.M. FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. AND FROM 6 P.M. TO 10 P.M. ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THE OPENING HOURS FOR THE OTHER 16 METHADONE DETOXIFICATION CENTRES AND FOUR MAINTENANCE CENTRES WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
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ABOUT 25,000 ADDICTS HAVE NOW REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S METHADONE DETOXIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAMMES. AVERAGE OF 5,500 PEOPLE ARE ATTENDING DAILY AT THE CENTRES.
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SWD OFFICER TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL AWARD
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MISS LUCY CHING, THE FIRST BLIND WOMAN IN ASIA TO BE SELECTED WINNER OF THE 1979 TAKEO IWAHASHI AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE FIELD OF WELFARE FOR THE BLIND, WILL BE PRESENTED THE AWARD ON MONDAY.
MISS CHING, A SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, WILL RECEIVE THE AWARD FROM THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF JAPAN, MR. EIJIRO NODA.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL ADDRESS THE CEREMONY, FOLLOWING A SPEECH OF WELCOME BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND, MR. FRED YOUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE 1979 TAKEO IWAHASHI AWARD TO MISS LUCY CHING, THE FIRST BLIND WOMAN IN ASIA TO BE SELECTED, ON MONDAY AT 11.30 A.M. AT THE SHERATON HOTEL, FOURTH FLOOR, MING ROOM, TSIM SHA TSUI. THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF JAPAN, MR. EIJIRO NODA, WILL PRESENT THE AWARD.
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