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TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1974
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THE HALF-WAY HOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE 24 RESIDENTS BUT ADDITIONAL BEDS WERE INSTALLED TO MEET DEMAND, BRINGING THE PRESENT CAPACITY TO 36. THE HOUSE SERVES AS A SUPPORTING FACILITY FOR THE TAI LAM AND MA PO PING ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION SIX YEARS AGO, A TOTAL OF 959 TREATED DRUG ADDICTS PASSED THROUGH THE HOUSE BY THE END OF LAST MONTH. OF THESE, 734 CAME FROM THE TAI LAM TREATMENT CENTRE, 179 FROM THE MA PO PING TREATMENT CENTRE, WHILST THE REMAINING 45 WERE ADMITTED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.
THE PERIOD OF RESIDENCE IS NORMALLY SPECIFIED UNDER THE TERMS OF SUPERVISION AND COULD BE ANYTHING FROM A FEW DAYS UP TO THREE MONTHS OR EVEN MORE, DEPENDING ON. THE
INDIVIDUAL NEED OF EACH CASE.
RESIDENTS ARE PUT ON TRUST TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT.
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THEY ARE GIVEN A FREE HAND TO MANAGE THEIR PRIVATE AFFAIRS AND THEY GO OUT TO WORK EITHER IN AN OCCUPATION OF THEIR OWN CHOICE OR IN EMPLOYMENT WHICH PRISONS DEPARTMENT STAFF HELPED THEM OBTAIN.
THOUGH THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK TO THE HOUSE
BY MIDNIGHT EACH DAY, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SPEND CERTAIN NIGHTS AWAY FROM THE HOUSE, IN CERTAIN CASES, FOR EXAMPLE TO WORK ON NIGHT SHIFTS, OR TO ATTEND A RELATIVE'S OR A FRIEND'S WEDDING AND TO PARTAKE IN FAMILY RE-UNIONS ON FESTIVE OCCASIONS.
IN THE SMALL SITTING ROOM ON THE GROUND. FLOOR, A TELEVISION SET IS PROVIDED FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE INMATES IN THE EVENINGS AND DURING OTHER TIMES OF LEISURE. CHESS IS A COMMON PASTIME AMONG THE INIIATES AND THERE IS EVEN FACILITY FOR A FRIENDLY OF MAHJONG.
DURING THEIR RESIDENCE AT THE HOUSE, THE INMATES FEED THEMSELVES FROM THEIR OWN EARNINGS. ADEQUATE KITCHEN FACILITIES, L.P. GAS COOKERS AND COOKING UTENSILS ETC. ARE PROVIDED AND EXTENSIVELY USED BY RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS, WHO PREFER TO HAVE THEIR HEALS OUTSIDE.
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