Social Welfare Department

Voluntary Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Services

Service Description
The voluntary drug treatment and rehabilitation services serve those drug abusers who wish to seek voluntary residential treatment and rehabilitation for social integration. The department subvents six NGOs providing drug treatment and rehabilitation services through a range of programmes such as religious based programmes, peer support, intensive counselling, etc.

List of Voluntary Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Services
As at 1 November 2006, there were 14 voluntary drug treatment and rehabilitation centres/halfway houses being operated by 6 subvented NGOs, providing a total of 256 subvented places, under the subvention of Social Welfare Department. Addresses and telephone numbers of the centres/halfway houses can be downloaded here

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Licensing Scheme for Treatment Centres

The Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Ordinance is to take effect starting 1 April 2002. According to this Ordinance, all drug dependent persons treatment and rehabilitation centres (treatment centres) which come into existence and which want to commence operation on or after 1 April 2002 should be subject to regulation by the issue of licences. For treatment centres that have existed before the commencement of the Ordinance, applications for certificates of exemption or licences must be made between 1 April 2002 and 30 June 2002 inclusive to the Licensing Office of Drug Dependents Treatment Centres (LODTC) which is responsible for enforcing the Ordinance. The Ordinance is applicable to subvented, self-financing non-profit-making and private treatment centres.

The Code of Practice for Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres, which sets out principles, procedures or guidelines for the operation, management or other control of treatment centres, was issued by the Social Welfare Department in December 2001 after about one year of consultation. A briefing session was convened by the Department on 10 January 2002 to facilitate the relevant organisations and treatment centres to have a thorough understanding of the Licensing Scheme and its requirements.
The relevant materials can be browsed or downloaded from the following items-

-	Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Ordinance http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_export.nsf/CurAllEngDocAgent?OpenAgent&Chapter=566
-	Code of Practice for Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	How to Apply for a Licence Under the Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Ordinace (Revised in October 2006) (Acrobat Document)
-	Notes for Renewal Application for a Licence or Certificate of Exemption (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Authorized Persons' Register http://www.info.gov.hk/bd/english/inform/index_ap.html
-	Fire Services Installations and Equipment Contractors http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/home/eng/cert.html
-	Accepted / Approved Fire Services Installations and Equipment http://www.hkfsd.gov.hk/home/eng/accep_eq.html
-	Application /Renewal Form for a Licence /Certificate of Exemption [LODTC 1] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Fit Person Statement [LODTC 1 Annex A] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Employees Record [LODTC 2] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Skeleton Volunteers Record [LODTC 2(a)] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Notification of Convictions & Authorisation Form [LODTC 5 & Annex A1] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Certificate of Accepted Building Materials and Products, and Schedule of Building Materials and Products [LODTC 6 & Annex A2/A3] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Certificate of Completion/ Annual Inspection/ Maintenance of Gas Installations (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Quarterly Statistics Form (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Application For Extension of Grace Period [LODTC 7] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Progress Report on Extension of Grace Period [LODTC 8] (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Guidelines on Licensing Requirements for a Treatment Centre Operating on a Ship (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
-	Checklist for Durg Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Obtaining a Licence (January 2007) (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
Additional information on the Licensing Scheme and its requirements can be browsed or downloaded from the following items Power point presentations of the following departments and Q & As of the Briefing Session held on 10 January 2002:
-	Social Welfare Department
-	Buildings Department
-	Fire Services Department
-	Q & A (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
Power point presentations of the following departments / non-governmental organization and Q & As in the Experience Sharing Session held on 13 February 2004:
-	Social Welfare Department
-	Buildings Department (MS Word Document)
-	Fire Services Department (Chinese only) (MS Word Document)
-	Lands Department (Chinese only)
-	Planning Department
-	Narcotics Division
-	Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (Chinese only)
-	Q & A (Acrobat Document) (MS Word Document)
Power point presentation of Social Welfare Department in the Experience Sharing Session held on 24 January 2007 (Chinese only)(power point file)

Licensing Office of Drug Dependents Treatment Centres (LODTC)

Means of Contact:

Address: Room 2353, 23/F., Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Tel. No.: 2116 3592 (During Non-office hours, please leave your message, name and contact phone no. at the voice mail box. We will contact you on the following working day.)

Fax No.: 2119 9057

Email: lodtcenq@swd.gov.hk


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