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13 January 1975
Mr Dan Jones (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to what extent the Government in Hong Kong is 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.
No 106W
MR DAVID ENNALS
Hong Kong is co-operating with the UN, Interpol and other countries in the region in tackling the narcotics problem. Aliaison officer from the Royal Hong Kong Police was posted to the British Embassy at Bangkok 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. 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.
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For males, the Prisons Department, operate 2 drug addiction treatment centres with a capacity of 1,168: the Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts one centre with a capacity for 500: the Discharged Prisoners Aid Society one centre with a capacity for 24. In addition, methadone main- tenance facilities are available for 4,650 including 3 centres for 1,000 each, opened as a special measure to meet demand by addicts in the present situation. For females, there are 2 treatment centres with a capacity for 146. Nearly all drug addicts in Hong Kong are males.
The Action Committee Against Narcotics (ACAN) is now considering plans to increase drug treatment and rehabilitation services to be able to handle about 15,000 each year and by 1980 some 35,000, subject to the availability of funds. conducts preventive education and publicity throughout the year aimed primarily at the young.
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