Anti-drug Volunteer Programme kicked off (20 December 2003)

A long-term programme of anti-drug volunteer services for the rehabilitating youths of Caritas Wong Yiu Nam Centre was rolled out with the first service being a bus tour. After enjoying a Christmas buffet provided free by True Success Hong Kong Limited, our volunteers and the rehabilitating youths rode on an open-top bus sponsored by New World First Travel Services Limited for the dazzling Christmas lights around Central District and Tsim Sha Tsui.

While Christmas is approaching, volunteers of NWS Volunteer Alliance visited the Caritas Wong Yiu Nam Centre to put on Christmas decorations with the collaboration of drug rehabilitating youths. They were divided into groups to decorate the living room, bedroom, office, etc.

Situated at Tseung Kwan O, Caritas Wong Yiu Nam Centre provides one- to three-month's rehabilitation service for male drug dependent persons aged between 16 and 30. Following a training day camp organized by the Narcotics Division, NWS Volunteer Alliance specially arranged another training for its volunteers, at which the centre staff explained the background and needs of the centre and the youths. The volunteers also learnt the communication skills. Through games and sharing they got to know each other and many were looking forward to more activities.

The Anti-drug Volunteer Group under the Narcotics Division of the Government organized a volunteer training day camp on 18 October 2003 in order to equip volunteers with necessary skills to implement anti-drug campaigns. Being one of the corporate volunteers, NWS Holdings was represented by six volunteers to participate in the comprehensive training, which includes talks on drug information and rehabilitation services in Hong Kong, as well as a visit to a rehabilitation centre where volunteers had lunch, sharing and games with the rehabilitating persons.