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For female of all ages, the percentage rose from 10.7 per cent (787) to 12.0 per cent (887). For female under 21, an increase of 1.7 percentage points was recorded although the actual figure decreased from 302 to 288.
Compared with the second quarter of 1996, the number of reported individuals and newly reported individuals have decreased by 3.6 per cent and 8.2 per cent respectively.
For drug abusers of all ages, the major types of drugs abused were heroin (87.7 per cent), cannabis (6.2 per cent), cough medicines (3.1 per cent) and methylamphetamine or commonly known as 'ice' (2.7 per cent).
For those under 21, major types of drugs abused were heroin (65.5 per cent), cannabis (16.3 per cent), methylamphetamine (9.3 per cent) and cough medicines (8.4 per cent).
On treatment statistics, a total of 4,136 persons were admitted to the three government-funded treatment programmes in the third quarter of 1996.
Of them, 1,037 persons or 25.1 per cent were first-time admissions. These represented an increase in total admissions by 8.4 per cent and an increase in new admissions by 4.9 per cent.
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Consultancy study on customer services in Post Office
The Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, announced today (Tuesday) the award of a consultancy contract on the development of customer services functions in the Hong Kong Post Office to Coopers & Lybrand Consultants Ltd.
"It represents a determined move of the Hong Kong Post Office towards upgrading customer care and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction," said Mr Footman.
The Post office has always prided itself on providing very good customer service. The trading fund will enable us to develop further in this area.
"Although the Post Office has in the past won the best government service awards organised by some of the media, there is no room for complacency," he said.