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APPENDIX 4

(Chapter 5)

RETAIL PRICE (HONG KONG DOLLARS PER KILO) & PERCENTAGE PURITY-NO. 3 HEROIN

APPENDIX 5 (Chapter 11)

ECREASE IN THE PROPORTION OF YOUNG ADDICTS AT THE

ONS DEPARTMENT'S DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES

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Year

Total admission

Addicts aged under 21

Percentage

1969

996

253

25.4%

1970

828

124

15.0%

1971

772

118

15.3%

1972

1,374

170

12.4%

1973

1,497

260

17.4%

1974

1,960

270

13.8%

1975

2,037

253

12.4%

1976

2,160

186

8.6%

(a)

Year

1974

1975

1976

APPENDIX 6 (Chapter 12)

DECREASE IN NEW ADMISSIONS INTO SHEK KWU CHAU

Total

admission

2,703

2,438

2,325

New admission

1,864

1,388 1,030

Percentage

69.0%

56.9%

44.3%

(b) DECREASE IN ADDICTS AGED UNDER 19 ADMITTED INTO SHEK KWU CHAU

Year

0

1969

1 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11

12 1 2

3

4

5

6 7

8

9

10

11

12

1970

1975

1976

1971

1972

0%

1973*

1974

1975

10%

1976

20%

30%

40%

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Total admission

789

870

782

751

1,774

2,703

2,438

2,325

Admission of addicts under 19

Percentage

99

12.5%

55

6.3%

82

10.5%

72

9.6%

125

7.1%

181

6.7%

130

5.3%

93

4.0%

*In late 1972, SARDA adopted an "open door" policy by allowing patients to leave Shek Kwu Chau even though they did not complete a full course of treatment and rehabilitation. This resulted in a dramatic rise in the number of admissions from 1973 onwards.

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