Anti-drug Education Programmes
Anti-drug Education Programmes organised by the Narcotics Division
The Narcotics Division commissions non-governmental organisations to provide anti-drug education programmes to local primary school students, students in English Schools Foundation (ESF)/International Schools and non-Chinese speaking students.
To suit the needs of respective schools, modules with different contents and modes of delivery are available to teach students the harms associated with drug abuse, and to enhance the resilience of young people against drug abuse. The anti-drug education programmes mainly covers:
- skills in saying “no” to drugs
- consequence of involving in drug crimes
- common drug types and harms associated with drug abuse
- sharing session by rehabilitated persons
- enhancement of positive power to face adversity
The following organisations are commissioned to provide the anti-drug education programmes in the 2023/24 school year -
| Organisation | Service Target | Enquiry |
|---|---|---|
| KELY Support Group | Students at upper primary and secondary levels of International Schools and Private Independent Schools (including ESF schools) and non-Chinese speaking students (Programmes conducted in English) | 2521 6890 contact@kely.org |
| Po Leung Kuk | Students of primary 3 to 6 in main stream primary schools in New Territories West | 2277 8296 ph.yeung@poleungkuk.org.hk |
| The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon | Students of primary 3 to 6 in main stream primary schools in Hong Kong Island and outlying islands, Kowloon East, Kowloon West, New Territories East | 2272 9879 info@loksintong.org |
Schools can contact the organisations concerned to enroll in the programmes free-of-charge.
Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre
With a view to enhancing the anti-drug education work in Hong Kong, the Action Committee Against Narcotics endorsed the development of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre at its meeting in December 1999. With a donation of $50.58 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for development, the Drug InfoCentre was established and formally opened in 2004. To further strengthen its anti-drug education functions and enrich visitation experience of members of the public, the Drug InfoCentre was closed for an extensive revamp in 2021 and reopened in end 2022.
Various interactive multi-media facilities and devices are installed in the newly renovated Drug InfoCentre. We hope that the Drug InfoCentre will bring visitors a full-sensory anti-drug journey with visual, auditory and sensory experiences through multi-media presentations, interactive games and participatory processes, coupled with real-life cases and sharing.
For more information, please visit Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre
Other anti-drug material for schools:
- drug education teaching kits
- exhibition materials
- posters and leaflets
Preventive Education Programmes provided by the Social Welfare Department
The Social Welfare Department subvents eleven Counselling Centres for Psychotropic Substance Abusers to provide drug education talks to secondary school students. For details, please contact the eleven centres.