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assistance to conquer their craving and who are prepared to surrender their liberty for six months. This latter has been made possible under the provisions of the Drug Addicts Treatment and Rehabilitation Ordinance of 1960.

223. In the therapeutics of mental illness in Hong Kong, chlor- promazine and trifluoperazine remained the most effective of the tran- quillizing drugs while certain of the monoamine-oxidase inhibitors bave proved of value in the treatment of depressive states. All orthodox physical and biological methods of therapy are employed, including leucotomy. Protracted individual psychotherapy is limited by the large case load borne by the individual medical officers, but group psycho- therapy is used, especially for out-patients and day patients.

Prison Hospitals

224. Hospitals under the care of Medical Officers are maintained at the Stanley Male Prison, the Victoria Remand Prison, the Lai Chi Kok Female Prison and the Tai Lam Prison which is used exclusively for the rehabilitation of prisoners who are also drug addicts. A small sick-bay at Chi Ma Wan Prison is visited regularly by a Government Medical Officer.

225. Ai Stanley Prison there is a hospital of 82 beds for the accom- modation of prisoners who require treatment for conditions which do not warrant transfer to another hospital. Regular visits are paid by specialist staff from the units in general medicine, tuberculosis and social hygiene. In July 1960, an in-service course of training for Prison Hospital staff was commenced.

226. At Victoria Remand Prison, the hospital has been expanded to a total of 30 beds to provide isolation facilities and to accommodate the numbers of drug addicts under remand who are suffering from with- drawal symptoms. One of the prison blocks is being converted into a Psychiatric Observation Unit which will eventually be fully staffed by trained mental nurses. This unit is to be under the clinical control of a Psychiatrist who is a member of the Mental Health Service seconded to the Prisons Department and who also pays regular visits to all main prisons and training centres to advise on the numerous psychiatric and personality problems encountered amongst prisoners.

227. The specialized prison at Tai Lam Chung for the treatment and rehabilitation of convicted male drug addicts continues to give encouraging immediate results, but no assessment of the relapse rate after discharge has yet been possible.

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GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED HOSPITALS

The Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital

228. This hospital, operated by the London Missionary Society has 281 beds and offers general medical, surgical and maternity care; there is also a large out-patient department. The hospital caters for all classes of patients but the major part of its work is amongst the poor; it is supported by a substantial annual subvention from Government funds. Serious staffing difficulties were encountered during the year but, in spite of these, the hospital continued to make an essential contribution to the Colony's medical services.

The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

229. During 1960, the Tung Wah celebrated the ninetieth anniver- sary of its founding. This charitable organization in the Chinese tradi- tion is managed by a Board of Directors elected annually and provides medical care, primary school education and various welfare services for the poor. It maintained three hospitals, namely the Tung Wah and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospitals situated on Hong Kong Island and the Kwong Wah Hospital in Kowloon; in addition there are two infirmaries. These institutions are maintained in part by voluntary contributions raised by the Board of Directors and in part by a large annual sub- vention from Government. There is a total of 1,650 beds in the five institutions.

230. The work of the hospitals and infirmaries is subject to the general direction of the Tung Wah Hospitals' Medical Committee which consists of representatives of the Tung Wah Board of Directors and of Government under the chairmanship of the Director of Medical and Health Services. The Medical Superintendents of the three hospitals are Government Medical Officers on secondment.

231. General medical and surgical facilities are available and each hospital contains a large maternity unit. In addition to the treatment and care of acute cases, accommodation is provided for patients with chronic illnesses requiring prolonged hospitalization and the two sepa- rate infirmaries are maintained for the care of those suffering from incurable diseases. Consultant services are provided, either by specialists in private practice or by Government specialists; all such services are given voluntarily.

232. During the year, extensive renovations of the older parts of the Tung Wah Hospital were completed. The construction of the new Kwong Wah Hospital continues to progress satisfactorily; phase two

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