Table 3:

17

Analysis of young drug abusers (reported to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse) aged under 21 by sex and district of residence

For Comparison

1992

1993

1994

1995

(Jan-Jun)

1994 (Jan-Jun)

District of residence

M

F T

M1

F

T M

F

T

M

F

T M

F

T

Hong Kong Island

328

65

393 472 100

572 653

163

816

355

90

445

434

91 $2

$25

Central & Westem

74

19

93

59

16

75

103

24

127

34

11

45

64

9

73

Wanchai

19

9

28

26

7

33 29

15

44

15

9

24

21

9

30

Eastern

88

13

106

176

43

219

185

43

228

109

28 137

123 23

144

Southern

147

19

166 211

34

245

336

81

417

197

42 239

226

52 278

Kowloon & New Kowloon

453

142 595

595 764

210

974

910

241 1151

513

163 676

592

141

733

Yau Tsim Mong

38

15

$3

66

29

95

95

31

126

Sham Shui Po

79

28

107

96

28

124

125

26

151

Kowloon City

42

11

53

86

21

107 87

20

107 04

9 R3

73

Wong Tai Sin

98

32 130 178

40

218 231

63 292

94

8 8 2 N

28

71

$1

9

60

21 94

72

14

86

20

$4

58

12

70

20

114

164

43

207

Kwun Tong

196

56

252 338

92

430 372

103 475

74 239

313

247

63

310

New Territories & Islands

760

168

928 1227

Kwai Tsing

133

11

144

Tsuen Wan

81 19

100

Tuen Mun

204

70 274 336

Yuen Long

North

888

88

108 20

173

193 37 230

136 18 154

97 433

34 207 255

492 163

284 1511 1719 481 2200 1006 242 1248 1057

231 53 23+ 77

134 44 178 70

657 305

268 1325

16 93

145

25

170

22

92

90

28 118

68 373

326

98 424

64

319 165

212 47

30 145

175

63

60

71 93

21 114

147

55 202

101

24

125 84

32

116

Tai Po

51

6

57

Sha Tin

39

23

112

142

Sai Kung

26

34

Islands

25

3

28

+ 8

68

17

85

149

20 169

102

21

123

11 82

93

34

176

209

58 267

39

16

55

5+

13 77

35

149

38

187

118

32

150

י

23

3

26

37

6

43

47

10 57

38 9 47 14

3

17

30

6 36

District unknown

29

12 41 65 8 73

83

38 121 57

10 67 50 18 68

Total

1570

387 1987 2529

602 3130 3365 923 4288 1931

505 2436 2133

518 2651

Note: M-- Male F-- Female T-Total

End/Wednesday, November 8, 1995

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