II.
2-
Further Explanation to certain items in the Record Sheet
Item 1) This means the date of the contact made between the addict/suspected
addict with your department/agenoy and NOT the date when the Record Sheet is filled although it could be the same day.
10) An example of "Date of Birth" according to the Lunar Calendar would be: 半
50
Estimated age
乙日 Cycle
Animal
5th Lunar month
*
If the Year of Birth is given in "Minkuotiyears, the year in Western Calendar can be obtained by adding 1911 to the "Minkuo" year quoted, e.g. the year of birth in Western Calendar of a person born in "Minkuo 15 years" is 1926 (1911 + 15).
12) For non-Chinese addicts/suspected addicts, leave the item blank.
13) This means schooling received in an educational institute. Attendance
of private tutoring classes or nurseries are not regarded as schooling.
14) This means formal vocational training in technical or other institutions
or under apprenticship in respect of trades which need particular knowhow, e.g. building, printing, shoemaking, vehicle repairing, tailoring, carpentry, plumbery.
15) Boundaries of Kowloon, New Kowloon and the New Territories are shown
in the attached sketch.
16 & 17) Methadone and other drugs obtained from treatment and other authorized
agencies are not regarded as "drugs of abuse", e.g. A person taking
only methadone from a treatment agency and nothing else is not considered as abusing drugs. Entries to items (16) (17) and (18)- should therefore all be "none". However, if he takes heroin in addition to the licit methadone, then heroin should be considered as his primary drug of abuse and entries should be made accordingly.
18) Usual method" here means "the most frequently used method" in taking
the primary drug specified at item (16).
For Prisons Department's Institutions only
If the prisoner has been remanded prior to sentencing, the period of 4 weeks referred to at items (16) to (18) and (23) means the 4 week period before he was taken into custody.
19) This refers to the age the very first time illicit drug is used and
not the age the person becomes addicted.
21) "Addiction Treatment" refers only to treatment received from
"treatment agencies" listed in Footnote 1.
23) A person is considered as "lawfully employed" if the trade engaged is
not illegal, i.e. illegal occupation like prostitution, gambling stall worker, drug pusher, etc. are excluded. Casual workers who are only partially employed, shop owners, housewives, etc. would come under "Lawfully employed". Studentship is not considered as an employment.
Footnote 1: This would include agencies like SARDA, DATCs, hospitals, sanatoriums,
private practitioners, methadone treatment clinics and other religious/ spiritual treatment by organized bodies.
Footnote 2:
This would include agencies like Police, SWD, all voluntary social service agencies, and all Prisons Department's institutions except DATCS.
Narcotics Secretariat. November, 1976.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.