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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1992
ACAN MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCED
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS, MR KEN WOODHOUSE, TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD APPOINTED AND RE-APPOINTED NINE MEMBERS TO THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS (ACAN), THE ADVISORY BODY ON ANTI-DRUG POLICY AND PROGRAMMES IN HONG KONG.
THE APPOINTMENT AND RE-APPOINTMENTS TAKE EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR.
IS MR ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP, THE TERRITORIES SOUTH
THE NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBER ELECTED LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR FOR THE NEW CONSTITUENCY.
MR CHAN IS ALSO A REGIONAL COUNCILLOR, A TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER AND A MEMBER OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG. HE HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY WORK SINCE 1985 WHEN HE WAS FIRST ELECTED AS DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.
THE RE-APPOINTED MEMBERS ARE MRS PEGGY LAM PEI YU-DJA, AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL; DR EDWARD LEONG CHE-HUNG, THE MEDICAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY MEMBER ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL; MR PAO PING-WING, AN ELECTED URBAN COUNCILLOR FOR THE KOWLOON CITY EAST CONSTITUENCY; MR FREDERICK YU SAK-KWONG, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS; MR DAVID CHU YU-LIN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES; MR DEREK PRITCHARD, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY DRUG ADVISORY COUNCIL, MRS EVA KO LI BIK-CHI, A SENIOR LECTURER AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY HONG KONG; AND MISS JOYCE CHANG SAU-HAN, A SOCIAL WORKER WITH CARITAS.
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THE SERVING ACAN CHAIRMAN IS DR GERALD CHOA, THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE REMAINING NON-GOVERNMENT MEMBERS ARE PROFESSOR CHEN CHAR-NIE, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG
KONG,
AND MR LUKE YIP JING-PING, PRINCIPAL OF ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF DECEMBER, 1992.
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THE CHAIRMAN AND 11 NON-GOVERNMENT MEMBERS ARE JOINED ON ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY NINE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THE SECRETARY SECURITY, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR
NARCOTICS.
THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS WAS FIRST FORMED IN 1965 AND ADVISES THE GOVERNOR ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING.
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