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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1993
THIS I'S THE SMALLEST QUARTERLY INCREASE THIS YEAR. THE INCREASES IN NEWLY REPORTED PERSONS UNDER 21 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND 24.6 AND THIRD QUARTERS OF 1993 WERE 73.2 PER CENT, 62.3 PER CENT AND PER CENT RESPECTIVELY WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME QUARTERS IN 1992.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES REPORTED TO THE
1993 CRDA OVER THE NINE MONTHS FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER
WAS 14,228, OF 14.3 PER COMPARED WITH 12,446 IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1992, A RISE CENT.
OF THE NUMBER OF NEWLY REPORTED PERSONS
ALL AGES ROSE FROM OF 2,109 IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 1992 TO 2,922 IN THE SAME PERIOD 1993, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 38.5 PER CENT.
1992 TO
FOR PERSONS AGED UNDER 21 NEWLY REPORTED TO THE CRDA DURING THE FIRST NINE MONTHS, IT REGISTERED AN INCREASE FROM 983 IN 1,529 THIS YEAR, REPRESENTING A 55.5 PER CENT RISE.
SCHEME MEANWHILE, ACAN MEMBERS AT THE MEETING ENDORSED A PILOT
FOR YOUNG MALE TO PROVIDE A NEW TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE DRUG ADDICTS.
WHILE STILL SEEKING FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT, ACAN MEMBERS HOPE THAT AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT MODALITY WILL HELP MALE OPIATE ABUSERS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 TO KICK THEIR HABIT.
AND
AS PROPOSED BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID
REHABILITATION OF AREA DRUG ABUSERS (SARDA), THE NEW CENTRE WILL BE LOCATED IN SUBURBAN
OF NOT LESS WHERE HELP SEEKERS WILL UNDERGO AN IN-PATIENT PROGRAMME THAN EIGHT WEEKS FOR DETOXIFICATION AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATION.
TO BE STAFFED BY SARDA'S HONG KONG SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE AT PROGRAMME OF SOUTHORN CENTRE IN WAN CHAI, AN OUT-PATIENT COUNSELLING
ΤΟ PROVIDED A MAXIMUM OF 18 MONTHS
THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE IN-PATIENT PROGRAMME.
WELL ALSO BE
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GOVERNOR VISITS PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, WILL VISIT PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN RAST KOWLOON TOMORROW (TUESDAY) TO SEE FOR HIMSELF PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THERE.
HE WILL FIRST VISIT THE LOWER NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE, WHERE HE WILL RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MARK IV-V ESTATES, VISIT A FAMILY AND A MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE (MAC) OFFICE.
HE WILL THEN GO TO SEE A NEWLY BUILT ESTATE IN DIAMOND HILL, FUNG TAK ESTATE, WHERE HE WILL VISIT SOME SHELTERED HOUSING UNITS FOR THE ELDERLY AND TOUR A COMMERCIAL CENTRE.
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