HC Deb 20 January 1982 vol 16 cc134-5W
32. Sir Anthony Royle

asked the Lord Privy Seal how many new drug addicts there were in Hong Kong in each year from 1975 to 1981; and what arrangements were made in those years for the treatment of drug addicts.

Mr. Humphrey Atkins

The number of addicts registered with the Central Registry of Drug Abuse established in September 1976 are

  • 8, 600 (September to December 1976)
  • 1, 300 (1977)
  • 6, 700 (1978)
  • 4, 000 (1979)
  • 2, 800 (1980) and
  • 1, 600 (January to June 1981).

A comprehensive range of treatment programmes is provided by Government and voluntary agencies.