Beat Drugs Fund
Projects approved in 1996-97

Grantee Project Title and Description
HK$
Approved Grant

(a) Preventive Education and Publicity Projects

Department of Anatomy, Chinese University of Hong Kong




The 2nd International Conference on Drug Abuse

To sponsor an international conference aiming to foster an active international exchange of knowledge and experience in the biological, psychological and social aspects of drug abuse and to enhance public awareness of the drug abuse problem .

100,000





Department of Physiology, University of Hong Kong



The 28th International Narcotics Research Conference

To sponsor the hosting of an international conference targeting for some top scientists and clinicians to discuss topics ranging from basic science to therapeutic applications including drug addiction prevention.

100,000





Sun Chui Lutheran Youth Centre





Let Us Build a New Day

To disseminate anti-drug message by organizing a series of activities including training camp, roving exhibitions and talks, awards scheme for the voluntary workers, drug abuse survey, Q&A contest, anti-drug paintings etc.

25,250





Caritas Outreaching Social Work Team -Tuen




The Road to Health and Richness

To fund the production of anti-drug handbooks for distribution to the teenagers, and the production of four sets of display boards targeted at parents and youngsters, The boards can be loaned to schools and other social agencies.

120,000





The Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, Hong Kong






A Drug Education and Publicity Programme Using Video and Calendar Cards

To fund the production of calendar cards and video tapes. The video tapes provide information for clients on drug treatment services and the harmful impact of abusing drugs. The calendar cards with counselling hotlines imprinted will be distributed to the prisoners upon their discharge.

140,000







North Point Kaifong Welfare Advancement Associ



The Great Competition on Anti-drug Activities by Students

To promote anti-drug awareness through organizing a series of activities including anti-drug lyric-filling contest, singing contest, slogan and poster design competition.

150,000




Life Education Activity Programme (LEAP)






Setting Up of a Training Centre

To fund the cost of equipping a new training centre of the Agency. The training centre is used for running courses for the LEAP educators, parents and teachers with a view to better integrate and reinforce the health and anti-drug messages with their teachings to students and children.

332,500






Sham Shui Po District Fight crime Committee








Project on Preventive Education and Guidance for High Risk Youths in Tseung Kwan O District

To fund the staff cost of a social work team and the expenses of preventive education programmes for one and a half year targeted for the high risk youths of Tseung Kwan O district. The programmes include life skills and assertive training, counselling services, talks and seminars, the production of training kits for teachers etc.

1,361,041








Community Drug
Advisory Council




Chinese Drug Education Training Officer

To fund the staff cost of a training officer for three years .The training officer mainly runs drug education courses for teachers.

1,023,366




Lok Kwan Service Group










Save Your Child - Beat Drugs Ambassador District Participation Scheme

To heighten the awareness of parents, adolescents and professionals on drug abuse problem. Training workshops are organized for the Beat Drugs Ambassadors who then assist to implement a series of drug education activities including study group, Q&A competition, video shows etc. A hotline is set up to provide counselling services to the drug abusers and their families.

122,551









ELCHK Tin Shui Wai Children & Youth Integrated Team





Anti-drug Task Force- Community Education Programme

To educate the youth about the adverse effects of drug abuse and to arouse the awareness of local residents about drug problem by organizing a series of activities such as anti-drug workshops, roving exhibitions, slogan and Q & A competition etc.

31,000






Civil Aid Services






Anti-drug Education Camp

To organize an anti-drug education camp for the most vulnerable youths. The camp aims to make use of the healthy outdoor activities as an education media to disseminate anti-drug message.

93,000





Breakthrough Ltd.










Care for the Youth Campaign - A Wonderful Journey to Beat Drugs

To disseminate anti-drug messages among youths and to assist them to develop a positive attitude towards life. A series of activities are held including the issue of anti-drug booklets and special feature in Breakthrough's Junior Magazine about the soft drug problem, creative carnival, exhibitions, Beat Drugs Ambassador training programme etc.

561,000









Fung Tak Baptist Children and Youth Centre





Encounter of the Alternative Kind - Life Experience Camp at Long Ke

To fund an experience camp at Long Ke Treatment Centre. The camp aims to enhance the youths' understanding of drug rehabilitation and the adverse impact of drug abuse.

2,000





The Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, Hong Kong







Primary Prevention among Adolescence : School Programme

To enhance the effectiveness of the anti-drug educational programmes provided by the Prison Preventers Organization which is a service unit of the Agency. Anti-drug pamphlets, posters, tiny educational gimmicks are produced for distribution during school talks, seminars and lectures etc.

105,000








Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service Fu Shin Children and Youth Centre




A Hundred Percent Life

To fund an anti-drug camp and a carnival . The carnival aims to promote anti-drug awareness among the general public. The camp serves to strengthen the drug abuse knowledge and cultivate a sense of respect for life among the junior secondary students.

19,684






Auxiliary Medical Services







Youth Ambassador Scheme

Planned programmes such as anti-drug campaign, interest groups, outdoor healthy activities, visits etc. are arranges for the marginal youths. The project aims to provde healthy pursuitsfor the marginal youths with a view to develp their sense of citizenship and interest in community service.

563,918






The Outstanding Young Persons' Association




Fruitful Life on Video

To fund the production of an anti-drug video which is shown in the publicity campaigns held at four different districts.

550,000




The Pharmaceutical society of Hong Kong




Have a Bright Future, Say No to Drugs

To fund two anti-drug exhibitions and the production of an anti-drug leaflets for distribution to the pharmacies of Hong Kong.

80,000




Pentecostal holiness Church Ling Kwong Bradbury Centre for the Blind





How Much Do You Know about Drugs

To promote anti-drug messages and increase the knowledge of drug abuse problem among the blind and the general public through the setting up of counselling hotline, the production of anti-drug pamphlets, and the organization of talks, exhibitions and visits to the drug treatment centres etc.

65,342







Hong Kong Children and Youth Services - Tai Po Outreaching Social Work Team




We are in the Same Boat

To heighten the awareness of youths about the adverse effects of thinner sniffing through their direct participation I conducting a survey on thinner sniffing, the production of a booklet on the result of the survey and organizing school talks.

19,580






Christian & Missionary Alliance Wah Kee Church Youth Centre




Beat Drugs for the Youth Programme

To enhance the teenagers' understanding on the harmful effects of drugs and to assist them to build up a positive attitude towards life. Activities include anti-drug exhibition, a questionnaire survey and a visit to the drug treatment centre.

15,990





The Hong Kong Young Women's Association Lok Wah Integrated Social Service Centre





The Youth Energy Awakening Scheme

The project offers some ex-substance abusers with adventure basic training and peer counsellors training. These trained ex-abusers then help to recruit some at -risk youths to form a Young Adventurer Club and organise adventure training, positive peer influence group and family reconstruction training sessions for them

130,896
The Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders, Hong Kong





Specialised Training Programme for rehabilitative Workers dealing with Drug Abusers

The project aims to provide specialised training to the welfare workers working in the drug-related field. It includes a short course working with Drug Abusers in residential Setting and a certificate course for counselling Drug Abusers.

250,000







Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service Pak Tin Children and Youth Centre




Say No to Hard and Soft Drugs - A Total Beat Drugs Booklet

The project aims to heighten the awareness of the public about the harmful effects of drugs. A series of activities are held including talks and exhibitions, training camps, anti-drug carnival and booklets.

59,600






The Methodist Ap Lei Chau Youth Centre






Work Together for the Future- Anti-drug Abuse Scheme

The project aims to promote anti-drug awareness among the public through a slogan competition and a carnival. It also seeks to instil sense of discipline and co-operation spirit into the at-risk youths through a gun shooting training course.

27,150






Yang Memorial Social Services Yau Tsim District






Anti-Narcotics Basketball Cup'97

The project aims to educate the youths about the harmful impact of abusing drugs and to strengthen their social skills through a series of activities including an anti-drug exhibition, slogan and card design competition, volunteer workers training, basketball training and competition.

13,540






Evangelical Free Church of China Hong Fook Church Bradbury Community Health Development Centre


Healthy Life Family Camp

To fund a two-day camp aiming at enhancing communication between parents and youths and increasing their knowledge about soft drugs through games and discussions.

5,000





     


(b) Treatment and Rehabilitation Projects

St. Stephen's Society





Staff Cost for One Social Work Assistant and two Pee Counsellors

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social Work Assistant and 2 Peer Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

379,956





Barnabas Charitable Service Association



Construction of a Replacement Septic tank for a female Hostel

To sponsor the construction of a septic tank for the Association's female hostel in Lamma Island as the existing one is in a dilapidated condition.

75,000




Operation Dawn





The 1996-67 Staff Cost of Operation Dawn

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social Work Assistant and 2 Pee Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

379,956




Barnabas charitable Service Association




An Improvement Work to Enhance the Security of a Female Hostel

To fund the installation of galvanized iron fences and gates to improve the security of the female hostel at Ma On Shan.

56,000




Barnabas Charitable Service Associati



The 1996-97 staff cost of the Organization

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social Work Assistant and 2 Peer Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

379,956




SER Foundation for Humanitarian Aid




Staff cost for 1 Social Work Assistant and 2 Peer Counsellors

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social work Assistant and 2 Peer Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

317,500




Christian Zheng Sheng Association Ltd.



Staff Cost for the Association's adolescence Residential Centre

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social Work Assistant and 2 Peer Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

376,956




Operation Dawn




Power Generator for Operation Dawn Island Centre

To purchase a set of power generator for supplying electricity to the centre .

245,000



The Christian new being Fellowship Ltd.




Staff cost for One Social Work Assistant and two Peer counsellors

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social Work Assistant and 2 Peers Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

379,956





Finnish missionary Society- Ling Oi Youth Centre




Drug Rehabilitation Programmes

To fund the staff cost of 1 Social Work Assistant and Peer Counsellors for 1 year aiming at strengthening its counselling services.

379,956





Wu Oi Christian Centre




Renovation of Buildings 1 & 2 at Bliss lodge Youth Training Centre

To refurbish Buildings 1 & 2 of the Bliss Lodge which is a rehabilitation centre for juvenile drug addicts.

750,300




The Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abuser




A Place for Adult Female Drug Abusers

To meet the operating expenses of an adult female drug abusers treatment and rehabilitation centre for 1 year . The centre provides boarding and lodging, professional supervision and counselling service to prepare the female adults for a drug-free life.

3,384,000






Barnabas Charitable Service Association Ltd.


Renovation of lamma island female training Centre

To carry out renovation work to its female training centre at Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island.

300,000



The Christian new Being Fellowship Ltd.





Construction of a Training Centre for the Christian new Being Fellowship ltd.

To Sponsor the construction of a 3-storey rehabilitation and training centre at Sai kung. The centre mainly provides accommodation for office and reception areas, room for group sessions and counselling services.

1,000,000






Haven of hope Christian Service








Mobile Acute Drug Dependency Rehabilitation team for hospitalised drug Dependency Patients

To fund a pilot scheme on setting up a mobile outreaching team to provide comprehensive and structural assessment, treatment and counselling programmes to drug dependent patients. The aim is to integrate medical treatment and drug rehabilitation for hospitalised drug dependent patients. Services include drug detoxification and rehabilitation, psychosocial and family care.

1,835,566









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