Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki today chaired the 24th meeting of the Commission on Children, at which members were briefed about the medical and healthcare services for children as well as the city’s latest drug situation.

The Health Bureau, Department of Health and related agencies have been providing a range of services to cater for the needs and development of children at different stages of growth, from infancy to adolescence.

The Government will continue to enhance such medical and healthcare services to strive for children’s healthy growth, with a view to achieving the goal of “prevention is better than cure”. 

Members also received an update by the Security Bureau’s Narcotics Division about the Government’s anti-drug strategies, the recent abuse situation of the “space oil drug”, and education and publicity programmes to raise students’ awareness about the harms of drugs.

The division made it clear that it will continue its efforts to build an anti-drug culture in schools, together with government departments, non-government organisations and the community.