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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1994

VISITED

AS PART OF THE PROGRAMME, THE OFFICERS TODAY (TUESDAY) THE SOCIETY FOR THE AID AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG ABUSERS (SARDA)'S ON THE TREATMENT WOMEN TREATMENT CENTRE IN SHA TIN AND WERE BRIEFED WHICH FACILITIES AVAILABLE

INCLUDED WORK THERAPY, INDIVIDUAL GROUP COUNSELLING, SOCIAL EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION.

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ORGANISED BY THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, THE TRAINING PROGRAMME COVERS VISITS TO HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, VIOLET PEEL METHADONE CLINIC OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOME VOLUNTARY AGENCIES SUCH AS CARITAS HEEP CLUB AND ST STEPHEN'S SOCIETY.

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11 HONG KONG HAS ALWAYS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING AND DRUG ABUSE," A NARCOTICS DIVISION SPOKESMAN SAID.

"VISIT OF THIS KIND IS A GOOD DEMONSTRATION SHOWING HOW HONG KONG SERVES AS A MODEL FOR OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THE FIELD OF DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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VISITORS FROM то THE TERRITORY

306 IN 1993, HONG KONG RECEIVED A TOTAL OF COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS WHO CAME FOR TRAINING ATTACHMENT AND TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ANTI-DRUG ISSUES,

CLOSURE OF SAN PO KONG ILLEGAL STRUCTURES

UNAUTHORISED WITHOUT

THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING TO CLOSE TWO STRUCTURES IN SAN PO KONG SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC.

WORKSHOP

THE TWO DOUBLE-STOREY STRUCTURES USED FOR STORAGE AND PURPOSES ARE LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT THE JUNCTION OF 218-220 CHOI HUNG ROAD AND 23-25 NG FONG STREET.

NOTICES APPLYING FOR CLOSURE ORDERS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON JANUARY 5, 1995 WERE POSTED ON THE PREMISES YESTERDAY (MONDAY).

DEMOLITION WILL START AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDERS ARE ISSUED.

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91 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

A GROUP OF 91 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

COMPRISING 51 MEN, 21 WOMEN, 11 BOYS AND EIGHT GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 216TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 4,284 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 42,897 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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