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Drug abuse centres

Following is a question by the Hon Zachary Wong Wai-yin and a written reply by the acting Secretary for Security, Mr Ken Woodhouse, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

It is learnt that the Hospital Authority is planning to set up "Drug Abuse Centres" in six public hospitals, in view of the worsening problem of drug abuse among young people. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

of the locations of the six "Drug Abuse Centres" mentioned above and when these centres will be established; and

whether "Counselling Centres for Young Drug Abusers" will be set up in these six locations to complement the "Drug Abuse Centres" so as to make the work of these two types of centres more effective; if not, why not?

Reply:

Mr President,

The locations and the commencement dates of the Hospital Authority's six Substance Abuse Clinics are as follows:

Location

1

Kowloon Hospital, Mong Kok

2

Commencement date

1 April 1994

Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan

14 February 1995

نيا

3

Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin

1 April 1995

4

South Kwai Chung Polyclinic,

1 April 1995

South Kwai Chung