| Beat Drugs Fund Projects approved in 2007-08 |
| Grantee |
Project Title and Description |
HK$
Approved Grant |
| (a) Preventive Education and Publicity |
| Hong Kong Women Development Association Limited |
Beat Drugs Project
To provide preventive education for hidden youths, high-risk youths and parents through various programs, such as setting up of Blog, organization of workshops and anti-drug hotline. |
596,406 |
| Caritas - Hong Kong |
Harmony Family with drug free life in Tin Shui Wai
To arouse parents' awareness on youth drug abuse problems, and to strengthen their parent-child relationship through a series of activities including exhibitions, visits and other publicity programme. |
87,500 |
| Hong Kong College of Technology - Student Development Centre |
Beat Drugs Profession
Students will be recruited as anti-drug ambassadors to organize educational and publicity functions at the school and community levels. Activities to be organized include song writing competition, carnival and web radio programme. |
51,000 |
| Hong Kong Red Cross |
Prevention of drug abuse amongst student, knowledge on drug and the first aid management
To arouse the awareness on the harmful effect of drugs and provide first aid knowledge for students, teachers and parents through talks and workshops. |
197,005 |
| Tai Hang Residents' Welfare Association Tai Hang Youth Centre |
No Drugs by Drawing
To recruit youngsters as volunteers for organizing a series of activities including visits and day camps for children at the age of 6 to 14 and their parents. An anti-drug drawing competition, open for all the primary and secondary schools, will also be held. |
85,904 |
| The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong |
We are the Anti-Drugs' Champion
To promote anti-drug message through interactive drama, fashion show, parent talks and design competition. The target groups include primary four to six students, their parents and the general public. |
438,793 |
| Chuk Yuen Integrated Service for Children & Youth, Hong Kong Playground Association |
「慈」力共振 － 社區抗濫藥運動
To disseminate anti-drug message to high-risk youths and students by encouraging them to produce VCDs with real-life stories, participating in interactive drama performance and mural design competition. |
65,500 |
| Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council |
'From Self To Heart' Adventure Scheme
To provide a series of activities for young occasional drug abusers. Sharing and skills training courses will be organized, who will then organize different competitions for primary and secondary schools. |
205,650 |
| Cable TV - Children Channel, i-Cable Entertainment Limited |
Hong Kong Primary School Anti-drugs Play Festival
To organize an inter-school anti-drug drama competition, with participating teams recruited from all the primary schools. The competition will be recorded and broadcast at the Children Channel. |
1,330,000 |
| Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Jockey Club Tai Kok Tsui Integrated Services Centre |
Yau Tsim Mong Beat Drugs Zone For Youth
To promote the idea of healthy living to high-risk youths, and activities to be organized include training courses, performance show and party. |
172,800 |
| Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
Drug Abuse Resistant Teen (DART) Program
To provide training for secondary school students and high-risk youths on computer game design and multimedia applications. Their work on anti-drug theme will be exhibited in in-school and other localities. |
564,813 |
| The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong |
Beat Drug Action
To promote anti-drug message to primary and secondary school students through organizing a series of activities, including recruitment of ambassadors, drug talks, and various competitions (such as short film production, colour drawing and slogan design). |
52,500 |
| (b) Treatment and Rehabilitation |
| Caritas - Hong Kong |
A Journey of Awakening
To provide health assessment, workshops and consultation outreaching to youths aged between 15 to 25. The project aims to boost their self-confidence and to stop taking drugs. |
771,018 |
| The Christian New Being Fellowship Ltd |
Application of Anti-Drug Adventure-Based Counselling Facilities for Adolescent
To provide shooting training for patients in the treatment centres and their parents. It aims to boost their self-esteem, and strengthen their family bond. |
97,660 |
| Southern District Fight Crime Committee |
Intelligent Laboratory
To disseminate anti-drug message to high-risk youths in the Southern district. Body check and counselling service will be provided. |
60,800 |
| (c) Mixed-typed |
| Methodist Centre |
"Drugs Clear" Teenage Anti-Drugs Project
To provide occasional drug abusers with counselling and treatment/referral services. Other activities such as adventure-based training programme will also be organized. |
73,300 |
| The Hong Kong Medical Association |
The Hong Kong Medical Association Beat Drugs Seminar
To organize a half-day seminar on medical and psychosocial management of substance abusers for health care doctors and social workers. |
113,900 |
| The Salvation Army Chai Wan Integrated Service for Young People |
Life Bank
To provide treatment and rehabilitation services to occasional drug abusers, including body check, physical fitness training and placement scheme. Workshops will also be organized for parents. |
1,671,867 |
| Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong |
No Drug Menu
To organize a series of activities for high-risk youths and their parents, including training programme, competition and visits. A workshop will also be conducted for social workers to enhance their skills in handling hidden youths. |
584,577 |
| Hong Kong Children & Youth Services Tai Po/North Outreaching Social Work Service |
(Fulfilling．Love) Drugs Abuse Prevention and Love Education Project
To organize a series of preventive education activities including training workshop, school talks and visits, for students, parents, teachers and the general public. Occasional drug abusers will be recruited to join a training programme, which aims to prompt them to rethink the relationship between their partners and drug abuse behaviour. Health checks and referral services will also be provided. |
769,854 |
| (d) Research |
| Professor Christopher Wai Kei Lam |
Study of Prevalence and Patterns of Drugs of Abuse in New Territories East Region of Hong Kong Using Existing and Latest Technologies
To investigate the prevalence and patterns of drug abuse in the New Territories East using its new techniques for the detection of illicit drugs. |
406,000 |
| Dr. Xu Min |
Short-term and long-term effects of Chinese herbal Medicine in drug detoxification - A series of meta-analysis
To assess the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of drug detoxification and rehabilitation. |
267,696 |