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Y O D A C YOUTH OUTREACH AND DRUG AWARENESS COMMITTEE (A Committee of International Association of Lions Clubs District 303, Hong Kong and Macau, China) 國 際 獅 子 總 會 中 國 港 澳 三 ○ 三 區 青 年 拓 展 及 禁 毒 警 覺 委 員 會 * * * * * * * 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 * * * * * * Press Release The Inter-School English Debating Competition – Hong Kong and Macau Press Conference ( 1 March 2006 ) There have been changes of drug scenes in Hong Kong in the recent years that more and more young persons are engaging in substance abuse, particularly in the psychotropic substance abuse. The reported fi gures of Narcotics Division of Security Bureau showed that the number of young persons taking psychotropic substance has been on the rise from 2,618 reported in 1995 to 6,101 reported in 2004, with an average increase of 14.95 % during the period. In view of this drug taking trend, the Youth Outreach Drug Awareness Committee (YODAC) of Lions Clubs International District 303, Hong Kong Macau, China is organizing this “Inter-School English Debating Competition – Hong Kong and Macau” in Hong Kong during the period of January and June 2006, with Drug Abuse and Prevention being the theme of the Competition. The Competition which aims at arousing the concern and attention of students and young persons as well as the general public on the horrors and harmfulness of substance abuse, has supports from various agencies and departments: Harvard Club of Hong K