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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988
SCHOOL SURVEY ON PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS ABUSE IN 1989
THE NARCOTICS DIVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT WILL CONDUCT THE NEXT TERRITORY-WIDE SURVEY ON PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ABUSE AMONG STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES LATE 1989.
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THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), DR GERALD ADDRESSED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "SEMINAR SUBSTANCES ABUSE" HELD AT THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR DRAMA THEATRE, WAN CHAI.
PERFORMING ARTS
DR CHOA SAID FOLLOWING A DISCUSSION OF THE 1987 SCHOOL SURVEY FINDINGS AND THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SURVEY REPORT, ACAN RECENTLY DIRECTED THAT SIMILAR SCHOOL SURVEYS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS IN A BID TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION OF PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ABUSE.
SURVEY.
"ABOUT 110,000 STUDENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED IN THE 1989 SCHOOL
"THEY INCLUDE DAY-TIME SCHOOL SECONDARY STUDENTS AND STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES IN THE EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.
SECONDARY
"AND, THE COVERAGE OF THE SURVEY POPULATION ON SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN BE MORE COMPLETE WITH THE INCLUSION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS, HE ADDED.
TO COMPLETE,
ALL STUDENTS ΤΟ BE SURVEYED WILL BE ASKED CONFIDENTIALLY AND ANONYMOUSLY, A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH 26 QUESTIONS IN SCHOOL HALLS OR CLASSROOMS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF STAFF FROM THE NARCOTICS DIVISION.
ADOPTED FROM THE
"THE STRUCTURE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION.
"SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENTS
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WILL ALSO BE MADE FROM THE 1987
SCHOOL SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, HE SAID.
COMMENTING ON THE 1987 SURVEY FINDINGS RELEASED IN JUNE THIS YEAR, DR CHOA NOTED THAT THE FINDINGS OF 1.1 PER CENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 2.8 PER CENT OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTE STUDENTS IN HONG KONG BEING FOUND TO HAVE ABUSED PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES HAD REPRESENTED A LESSER PROPORTION COMPARED WITH THOSE IN THE COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES.
/DR CHOA
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