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quantitfy in precise numerical terms the impact of the range of measures the Gov- ernment have taken since March 1974.
Energy Costs (Transport)
Mr. Speed asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the average energy costs per passenger mile for the different modes of public and private transport.
Mr. Mulley: Energy consumption per passenger mile varies greatly according to the degree of loading of vehicles, their speed and the circumstances in which they are used. It is thus not possible to give meaningful averages.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS
Hong Kong
(English Language Studenis)
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what extent the English lan- guage is being taught in evening classes in Hong Kong; to what extent the students are eventually employed in Hong Kong's commerce and industry; and what per- centage of the students is Chinese.
Mr. Ennals: There are approximately 38,500 adult students studying English part-time in evening classes under various auspices as follows:
Hong Kong University extra
mural classes
1,000
Education Department
Evening Institute
Evening secondary schools
6,000 1,500
Private Sector
Evening secondary schools Evening tutorial classes
10,000
20,000
38,500
Details of the employment status of these 38,500 adult students are not avail- able, but it is believed that the majority are employed in commercial or industrial activities during the day and are seeking to better their prospects by studying English in the evening. At least 99 per cent. of these adult evening students are Chinese.
Hong Kong (Drugs)
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Affairs to what extent the Government in Hong Kong are involved in controlling the illicit entry of drugs from Thailand; what measures have been taken by the authorities, and at what cost, to curb the entry of drugs; and what steps are taken by the medical services to control and cure victims.
Mr. Ennals: Hong Kong is co-operat ing with the United Nations, Interpol and other countries in the region in tackling the narcotics problem. A liaison officer from the Royal Hong Kong Police was posted to the British Embassy at Bang- kok in November 1973 to improve the flow of information from those countries which are the source of drugs entering Hong Kong. The Narcotics Bureau of the police force has been restructured. These measures achieved outstanding results in 1974. A recent survey estimates that overall anti-narcotics measures in the law enforcement field cost about HK$ 25 million annually.
For males, the Prisons Department operates two drug addiction treatment centres with a capacity of 1,168; the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts one centre with a capa- city of 500: the discharged prisoners' aid society one centre with a capacity for 24. In addition, methadone maintenance facilities are available for 4,650 including three centres for 1,000 each, opened as a special measure to meet demand by addicts in the present situation. For females, there are two treatment centres with a capacity of 146. Nearly all drug addicts in Hong Kong are males.
The Action Committee Against Narco- tics (ACAN) is now considering plans to increase drug treatment and rehabilita- tion services to be able to handle about 15,000 each year and by 1980 some 35,000, subject to the availability of funds. ACÁN conducts preventive edu- cation and publicity throughout the year aimed primarily at the young.
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken by the medical authorities in Hong Kong on research into the practice of drug taking.
Mr. Ennais: A Narcotics and Drugs Administration Division has recently been established in the Medical and Health Department responsible for research into
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