TNAG-0505-FCO40-570-Review-of-narcotics-problem-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 8

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

Registry

No. HKK 19/2

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top-Secret.

Secret. Confidential.

Restricted. Unelassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

In Confidence

DRAFT

LETTER

To:-

CT Gerard Esq

Social Affairs Department

Type 1 +

Ministry of Overseas Development

Eland House

Stag Place

SW1

FROM

A L Wotton

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

KIOD

bering set

under the

prispices of

te commoni

Youth

Programme

COMMONWEALTH YOUTH PROGRAMME RESEARCH INTO DRUG ADDICTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

1.

Would you please refer to your letter ASA 220/204/

01 of 4 September to Dick Crowson.

2.

whether or not

In your letter you asked if it was possible for us to ascertain whether not the Governor of Hong Kong

at am hme

had discussed with Mr Arnold Smith, during

visit

to Hong Kong by the latter named in January 1974,

Heject question of a research programme into drug

the

on

dependence among young people. dependence among young people. I have read through the records of ascussion that took place during Mr Smith's visit. The discussions were mainly focused on the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation Although there was a general expressi of interest in the scheme for training youth leaders, er mention there was no specific examination of a research project into the field of drug addiction.

3. The Hong Kong Government have said that they will sound out the departments concerned with youth and

abouts:

drug addiction and will let us have their views on it the proposed scheme in due course.

(3002) Dmd. 145244 400M 10/73 L.Ltd. 839/1

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