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27 October 2009
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The Hong Kong Medical Association
香港醫學會
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Launch of Public Education Flyer on Anti-Youth Drug Abuse
– Joint Effort by The Hong Kong Medical Association and The Law Society of Hong Kong
In view of the overwhelming youth drug abuse problem in the community, The Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA) and The Law Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) have today launched a Public Education Flyer on Anti-Youth Drug Abuse. The Hon. WONG Yan Lung, SC, JP, Secretary for Justice of the Government of the HKSAR joined the press conference and supported the event. An ex-drug abuser was invited to share her experience and unfold the scourge by abusing drug.
This is the second joint initiative by the two professional bodies since their first collaboration on Drink Driving in April this year. Both HKMA and LSHK share concerns about the harm of abusing drugs and understand the adverse consequences to the society due to drug abuse. They express their professional views via producing the educational flyer to the public. To shorten the distance between the two professional bodies and the public, the flyer is written in Chinese and illustrated with cartoons, adopting a light presentation style.
In the medical section of the flyer, HKMA illustrates the harmful effects of drug abuse and dispels misconceptions on drug abuse. On the legal side, HKLS highlights the serious criminal consequences of drug trafficking, possession and storage.
The Education Flyer is targeted at the general public, especially youth and parents. The flyer contains answers to frequently asked questions regarding the medical and legal aspects of anti-youth drug abuse. It will be placed and disseminated through the offices of HKMA and LSHK, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre of the Narcotics Division, the 7 centres of Counselling Centre for Psychotropic Substance Abusers (CCPSA) and 18 Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations (FPTA). The flyer will also be uploaded to the webpages of HKMA, LSHK and the Narcotics Division.
The Law Society of Hong Kong is a professional body of solicitors in Hong Kong vested with the statutory powers to regulate the professional conduct of solicitors. It establishes and promotes professional standards and the solicitors' code of conduct and practice and ensures its compliance. The Law Society assists its members to promote Hong Kong legal services and offers its views from time to time on legal issues that are of public concern. For more information, please visit: www.hklawsoc.org.hk
The Hong Kong Medical Association, founded in 1920, aims to bring together Hong Kong's government, institutional, university and private medical practitioners for an effective exchange of views and co-ordination of efforts. The foremost objective of the Association is to safeguard and promote public health. The Association speaks collectively for its members and aims to keep its members abreast of medical ethics, issues and advances around the world. In fulfilling these goals, the association hopes to better serve the people of Hong Kong.
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