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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1982
TWO MORE METHADONE CLINICS
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TWO MORE METHADONE DETOXIFICATION CLINICS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE OPENED FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 4) TO COPE WITH THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOWNS.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE TWO NEW CLINICS, ONE IN SHA TIN AND THE OTHER IN YUEN LONG, WILL OPERATE DAILY FROM 6 PM TO 10 PM, INCLUDING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT 20 METHADONE CLINICS, INCLUDING FOUR IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, WHICH PROVIDE TREATMENT TO DRUG ADDICTS. SOME 26 200 PATIENTS HAVE NOW REGISTERED IN BOTH THE METHADONE MAINTENANCE AND DETOXIFICATION PROGRAMMES AND THE TOTAL ATTENDANCES DURING THE YEAR CAME TO 2.5 MILLION.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT BASED ON A SAMPLE STUDY CARRIED OUT IN MAY, 15 PER CENT OF THOSE ATTENDING THE METHADONE CLINICS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES LIVE IN YUEN LONG AND ABOUT 10 PER CENT IN THE SHA TIN AND TAI PO AREA.
THE YUEN LONG METHADONE CLINIC IS LOCATED AT THE YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, MANIN ROAD, YUEN LONG, AND THE SHA TIN METHADONE CLINIC AT THE SHA TIN CLINIC AND MATERNITY HOME IN MAN LAI ROAD.
TWO MORE STANDS FOR TENNIS COURT
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TWO NEW SPECTATOR STANDS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE EXHIBITION TENNIS COURT AT VICTORIA PARK.
THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR THE WORK,
THESE TWO STANDS - ONE AT THE NORTH SIDE AND THE OTHER AT THE SOUTH - WILL, UPON COMPLETION, FORM AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE EXISTING STANDS.
THEY WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 2 034 SEATS TO THE EXISTING 1 862 SEATS, MAKING A TOTAL OF 3 896 SEATS,
A NUMBER OF ANCILLARY FACILITIES SUCH AS OFFICES, LECTURE ROOM AND VIP ROOMS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED UNDERNEATH THE NEW SPECTATOR STANDS.
IT IS HOPED THAT THIS NEW FACILITY WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE USERS OF THE EXHIBITION TENNIS COURT.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE NEXT MONTH AND TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.