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Supplementary to Question No. 2

5.88/

In Legco Meeting on 18.5.188,

MRS. FAN : Sir, I have statistics here which show that the

number of young people who abuse psychotropic substances

between the age of

of 13 to 15 has

doubled in the first nine

months this year, compared with the figures in 1986. Could the

Secretary please tell this Council whether he considers the

educational efforts to curb the abuse of psychotropic

substances to be effective?

SECRETARY FOR SECURITY : Sir, I think it is difficult to give

an unequivocal yes or no to that answer. The Action Committee

Against Narcotics keeps a very close watch on the trends in the

abuse of all categories of drugs, and this of course includes

psychotropic drugs and trafficking amongst youngsters.

At the moment these figures are not considered to have reached

a significant level but they are increasing, as Mrs. FAN has

FAN

correctly said, and the Action Committee Against Narcotics will

monitor this trend and will introduce such action as necessary.