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Public Order

equipping them with the drug knowledge and skills to identify and offer early help to at-risk. students.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre is a focal point for promoting anti-drug education. Visitors include students, parents, youth groups, community organisations and overseas delegations. Anti-drug messages are disseminated through talks, training workshops, experience-sharing sessions and movie-sharing sessions for different target groups.

The Healthy School Programme with a Drug Testing Component is a school-based initiative to strengthen students' resolve in refusing drugs and to foster a drug-free campus. In the 2018-19 school year, 155 secondary schools, partnered with NGOs, were implementing the programme. Another school-based programme, 'Participate in Sports, Stay Away from Drugs, is a student-led pilot initiative that promotes healthy lifestyles and an anti-drug culture in secondary schools. through students' participation in organising sports and health activities, and by supporting student athletes taking part in sports competitions. It involved 134 secondary schools. in 2018-19.

Drug Testing

The government maintains communication with stakeholders regarding a Rescue Drug Testing Scheme, aiming to identify drug abusers as early as possible so they can receive timely counselling and treatment.

Treatment and Rehabilitation

A variety of treatment and rehabilitation services is available to drug abusers with different treatment needs. The Correctional Services Department conducts a compulsory treatment programme, the Department of Health provides a voluntary methadone outpatient treatment programme, and the Hospital Authority operates substance abuse clinics at all seven hospital clusters. NGOs run voluntary residential programmes in 37 centres, 11 counselling centres for psychotropic substance abusers and two drug counselling centres.

In March, the division issued the Three-year Plan on Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Services in Hong Kong for 2018 to 2020 based on the views of anti-drug service providers and stakeholders. The plan sets out priorities and recommended strategic directions on treatment and rehabilitation services in the light of the major drug trends, to help service providers review and develop their programmes.

Legislation and Enforcement

The division and relevant departments monitor the changing drug scene closely and review the laws regularly to address any emerging threat. In 2018, five dangerous drugs (EPH, MPA, MDMB-CHMICA, 5F-APINACA and U-47700) and two precursor chemicals (ANPP and NPP) were brought under the control of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance and the Control of Chemicals Ordinance respectively. The police and the Customs and Excise Department seized 1,358kg of major types of drugs and arrested 4,240 people for drug-related offences.

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