SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1980
COMMENTING ON THE DROP-OUT RATE, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT IT IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED THAT DRUG ADDICTION IS A CHRONICALLY RELAPSING CONDITION. IT IS THUS NOT SURPRISING THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RELATIVELY SUBSTANTIAL DROP-OUT RATE IN THE OUT-PATIENT METHADONE SCHEME.
IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT MANY OF THE PATIENTS ARE ONLY ABLE TO ACHIEVE SHORT-TERM ABSTINENCE FROM NARCOTIC DRUGS BEFORE RELAPSING. IT IS HOPED THAT WITH AFTER-CARE SUPPORT BY SOCIAL WORKERS, SUCH CASES MAY RETURN AND EVENTUALLY KICK OFF THE HABIT.
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PRISONS RECRUITMENT DRIVE MOVES TO SAN PO KONG
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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR ASSISTANT OFFICERS II WILL MOVE TO THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OF SAN PO KONG ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 4).
A MOBILE RECRUITMENT DISPLAY WILL BE HELD IN THE FOOTBALL PITCH OF THE KAI TAK (EAST) INDOOR STADIUM IN LUK HOP STREET BETWEEN 12.30 PM AND 2 PM ON THAT DAY.
BESIDES A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY SHOWING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PRISON WORK, THERE WILL ALSO BE A VARIETY SHOW WHICH WILL INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY AN ENTERTAINMENT TROUPE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE DISPLAY. PRISON OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES FROM VISITORS AT THE MOBILE RECRUITMENT CENTRE.
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EIGHT COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS ******
A NUMBER OF COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDY OR RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES ARE BEING OFFERED TO RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG.
THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OFFERED UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN, AND ARE INTENDED FOR PERSONS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO LIFE IN HONG KONG ON THEIR RETURN FROM STUDY ABROAD.
COUNTRIES OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS ARE THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, NIGERIA, MALAYSIA AND JAMAICA.
THE COURSE OF STUDY NORMALLY EXTENDS OVER A PERIOD OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.
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