N
TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1988
ALSO ON THE AGENDA IS THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF CREATING A POST OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE C IN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY TO REPLACE THE POST OF GOVERNMENT SCIENTIST.
THE CREATION OF THE POST WILL PROVIDE A FULL-TIME SECRETARY TO THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
OTHER ITEMS ON TOMORROW'S AGENDA INCLUDE:
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE THAT STAFF OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME SALARY SCALES AND SIMILAR CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS EQUIVALENT STAFF OF THE OTHER TWO UNIVERSITIES;
A NEW PROJECT ESTIMATE OF $6,151,000 FOR THE
CONVERSION OF
A SALVATION ARMY'S SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR MILDLY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN; AND
THE CREATION OF A SUPERNUMERARY POST OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE C IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION BRANCH IN ORDER ΤΟ
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES ON BROADCASTING AND LIAISON POLICY MATTERS.
MEET
SURVEY FINDINGS OF STUDENTS ABUSING DRUGS RELEASED
A SURVEY HAS SHOWN THAT ABOUT 1.1 PER CENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 2.8 PER CENT OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE ABUSED PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS, MAINLY MANDRAX, CANNABIS AND SECONAL.
THE FINDINGS WERE GIVEN BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), DR GERALD CHOA, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY) FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE SURVEY ON THE ABUSE OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES AMONG STUDENTS.
THE SURVEY WAS MADE BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT.
ABOUT 110,000 STUDENTS HAD BEEN ENUMERATED. THESE INCLUDE' 88,147 IN 148 SECONDARY DAY SCHOOLS OUT OF A TOTAL OF SOME 441,006 STUDENTS IN 119 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE TERRITORY, AND ALL THE 21,243 WHO ATTENDED FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASF COURSES IN ALL THE EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
/ALL THE