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MONDAY, HAREN 3, 3975

THADONE TREATMENT EXPERT WINDS UP HONG KONG VISIT

ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP EXPERTS ON METHADONE TREATMENT, DR. RODERT NEWMAN, WILL DE LEAVING FOR THE UNITED STATES THIS SUNDAY (MARCH 9) AT THE END OF HIS TUO-MONTH VISIT TO EVALUATE HONG KONG'S DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT EFFORTS.

HIS VISIT IS JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

DURING THE PAST TWO MONTHS DR. NEWMAN, WHO IS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, ADDICTION PROGRAMME, IN THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THE OVERALL EFFORTS MADE IN HONG KONG TO COMBAT THE DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM WITH A VIEW TO EXPLORING OTHER WAYS AND MEANS,TO IMPROVE EXISTING METHODS OF TREATMENT.

HE HAS VISITED THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS METHADONE MAINTENANCE CENTRES AND HAS HAD TALKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM OF DRUG ADDICTION.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 6, AT 2.30 PM WHEN DR. NEWMAN WILL TALK ABOUT HIS VISIT AND ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.

WEEKLY WATEENSTRUATION REPORT

THE TOTAL WATER STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY, MARCH 3) STOOD 740,721 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 72.4 PER CENT OF THE FUL CAPACITY OF 67.300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 3,793 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STONE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 37,231 MILLION GALLONS COMPARED WITH 1,748 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR PLOVER COVERS PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 73.7 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS,

A TOTAL OF 0.1 MM TRAGE IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR IS YEAR IS 71.6 MM (2.82 IN.)

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SPENCE JANUARY STANDS AT 80.6 MM (3.17 IN.)

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