WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1985
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ACAN CHIEF SEES VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AT WORK
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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, PROFESSOR GERALD CHOA, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED A NUMBER OF HONG KONG'S VOLUNTARY DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION AGENCIES.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER FOR NARCOTICS,
MR ISAAC CHOW AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR S.L. CHAN, PROF. CHOA STARTED HIS VISIT PROGRAMME WHEN HE LANDED BY A ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE HELICOPTER AT SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE.
HE TOURED THE CENTRE AND WAS BRIEFED ON IN-PATIENT TREATMENT AND ON FACILITIES PROVIDED FOR THE ADDICTS.
THE CENTRE, OPERATED BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS (SARDA), PROVIDES IN-PATIENT TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR MALE ADDICTS. ABOUT 350 ADDICTS LIVING IN THE CENTRE UNDERGO A THOROUGH TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELLING, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AND SOCIAL EDUCATION.
HE THEN VISITED THE WOMEN TREATMENT CENTRE OF SARDA IN WAN CHAI, WHERE 33 ADDICTS UNDERGO A SIMILAR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMME AS THAT PROVIDED IN THE CENTRE ON SHEK KWU CHAU.
FROM THE TWO TREATMENT CENTRES, PROF. CHOA WENT TO SEE THE AFTER-CARE FACILITIES PROVIDED BY TUNG FOOK HOUSE, ONE OF THE HALF-WAY HOUSES OPERATED BY SARDA FOR DISCHARGÉES FROM SHEK KWU CHAU TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTRE.
PROF. CHOA ENDED HIS PROGRAMME BY VISITING THE TUNG TAU SOCIAL THERAPY CENTRE OF THE HONG KONG DISCHARGED PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY.
THE SOCIETY IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION FOR THE CARE AND REHABILITATION OF DISCHARGED PRISONERS IN HONG KONG. IT ALSO PROVIDES A REHABILITATION AND AFTER-CARE PROGRAMME FOR CLIENTS WITH A HISTORY OF DRUG ABUSE,
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