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He later toured the sheltered workshop where more than 100 workers were engaged in book-packing, file-folding and paper-box folding; and the activity area where supported employment trainees were given social skill and computer data entry skill trainings.
The Governor was accompanied on the tour by the Commissioner for Rehabilitation, Mr Augustine Choi and the Regional Social Welfare Officer (Hong Kong), Mrs Cecilia Tong.
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Report on anti-drugs proposals submitted
The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, today (Wednesday) received a report with recommendations on the proposals put forward at the Summit on Drugs held on May 23.
The report was prepared by a special action group led by the Chairman of Action Committee Against Narcotics (ACAN), Professor Chen Char-nie, and the Commissioner for Narcotics, Mr Raymond Wong.
The special action group has spent the last three months studying a total of 60 proposals by participants present at the summit meeting.
The proposals comprise 12 on law enforcement, 25 on preventive education, 16 on treatment and rehabilitation, and seven on research.
These proposals are made in addition to the $30 million action plan announced by the Governor at the end of the meeting to combat the problem of drug abuse by young people.
"Members of the Special Action Group would like to express our appreciation for the valuable opinions and proposals put forward by the participants at the Summit meeting," Professor Chen Char-nie said in the report.
"Their views have enabled us to deepen our understanding of the problems of drug abusers and the concerns of the community."