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Psychotropic Substances and the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
In March, representatives from the ND, the Police, the Customs and Excise Department, the Department of Health and the Social Welfare Department took part in the 53rd session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in Vienna as members of the Chinese delegation.
Co-operation with the Shenzhen authorities was also stepped up to tackle the problem of cross-boundary drug abuse, particularly by young people from Hong Kong taking drugs in the Mainland.
The 'Path Builders' Initiative
A 'Path Builders' initiative was launched by the ACAN and the ND in September 2008 to mobilise the community in supporting young people. Since then, over 160 organisations and 120 individuals have pledged support for it. It provides a platform from which community resources can be channelled to programmes and initiatives for young persons' healthy development. Businesses, professional organisations and individuals are encouraged to contribute to it in various ways, such as providing internship or vocational training opportunities, partnering schools and NGOs in organising mentorship schemes, and making donations to youth programmes. The ND will continue to reach out to more organisations and rally their support for the 'Path Builders' initiative.
The Beat Drugs Fund
The Government set up a 'Beat Drugs Fund' in 1996 with a capital of $350 million to support community efforts in combating drug abuse. An injection of $3 billion into the fund was made in 2010 to generate more income and resources for supporting anti-drug projects. In 2010, about $54 million was approved by the fund for carrying out 65 projects.
Volunteer Scheme
During the year, the 'Anti-drug Volunteer Group' comprising 105 companies and institutions and 265 individuals took part in, or helped organise 28 anti-drug community and publicity activities. These included district anti-drug and fight crime. carnivals, exhibitions, sports competitions, seminars and visits to drug treatment and rehabilitation centres on festive occasions.
Action Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Hong Kong is committed to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and has in place a robust system to combat these activities. Hong Kong has been a member of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, the international anti-money laundering/counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) standard setter since 1990 and is a founding member of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering. The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau co-ordinates the overall AML/CFT policies, while the ND continues to promote compliance with the international standards in designated non-financial sectors such as lawyers,
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