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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1992

"WE ARE PLANNING TO EXTEND THESE STUDENTS IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

"OUR WIDER

COMMUNITY

TALKS SCHOOL

TO PRIMARY

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PUBLICITY

ALSO

NOW FOCUSES ON YOUNG

PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG ABUSERS, " HE ADDED.

INTRODUCED LEGISLATIVE

MR ASPREY SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALSO MEASURES AND TAKEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION TO SUPPRESS THE PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS FOR NON-MEDICAL PURPOSES.

SUPPLY OF

THIS MARKET

THREE OF THE PSYCHOACTIVE IN 1990, THE GOVERNMENT SCHEDULED

EARLIER DRUGS. BENZODIAZEPINE GROUP AS DANGEROUS DRUGS IN THE YEAR, IT SCHEDULED ALL OF THE REMAINING BENZODIAZEPINES ON THE AND LIABLE TO ABUSE.

HE SAID THIS RESULTED IN STRICTER CONTROLS OVER THE SUPPLY USE OF SUCH DRUGS.

AND

COUGH

"WE ARE ALSO PLANNING TO INTRODUCE SIMILAR CONTROLS OVER

OR DEXTROMETHORPHAN, MEDICINES WITH MORE THAN 0.1 PER CENT CODEINE

14 HE ADDED. WHICH ARE ALSO INCREASINGLY BEING ABUSED BY YOUNGSTERS,'

THE HONG KONG THE ACTION CENTRE

FOR VICTIMS OF ADDICTION TO PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS, CHRISTIAN SERVICE, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT AND

COUNSELLING SET UP THE FIRST COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS, DEVOTED TO TREATING PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG ABUSE IN MARCH, 1988.

THE SECRETARY

THE SAID

AND

CENTRE PROVIDED COUNSELLING

DRUG ABUSERS, MOSTLY YOUNG

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR PSYCHOACTIVE PEOPLE, WHO SOUGHT ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE.

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IT ALSO REFERS CLIENTS TO PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT FOR MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT," HE ADDED.

PRACTITIONERS

REVIEW ON LONG SERVICE AND SEVERANCE PAYMENTS

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THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO REVIEW THE PROVISIONS ON LONG SERVICE PAYMENT AND SEVERANCE PAYMENT TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MISS CHRISTINE CHOW, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MISS CHOW TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT IF AMENDMENTS ΤΟ THESE PROVISIONS WERE CONSIDERED NECESSARY, PROPOSALS WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD FOR ADVICE.

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