The Beat Drugs Fund

With a capital sum of $350 million as seed money, the Beat Drugs Fund
continued to finance and promote worthwhile anti-drugs activities which
could help reduce the problem of drug abuse, particularly among the
young, and to support community-wide efforts and programmes in the
campaign against drug abuse. During the year, $11.7 million was allocated
to the second tranche of successful applications including $9 million on
treatment and rehabilitation projects and $2.7 million on preventive
education programmes. A review of the Beat Drugs Fund was conducted
with focus on the funding criteria and the monitoring mechanism of the
anti-drugs projects supported by the fund. A third tranche of applications
was invited in October.

 

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