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Information Leaflet on Methadone Clinics

Objectives of Methadone Clinics

to provide a readily accessible, legal, medically safe and effective alternative to continued illicit self-administration of opiate drugs;
to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour due to illicit drug use;
to enable drug abusers to lead a normal productive life;
to reduce intravenous drug use and needle-sharing and thereby prevent the spread of diseases like AIDS, hepatitis B and tetanus; and
to assist drug abusers to detoxify and achieve a drug-free state.

Entry Requirements

No referral is required. Any person who is addicted to heroin or opiates and has no life-threatening medical illness may apply for admission. The charge is HK$1 per visit ($23 for Non-eligible Person). Registration can be made at any methadone clinic by presenting (i) Hong Kong Identity Card (for Hong Kong residents); or (ii) Mainland Identity Card (for patients from Mainland); or (iii) passport / other valid travel documents (for patients other than the mentioned). The particulars of patients would be treated in the strictest confidentiality and would not be divulged without the patients' written consents.

Services Provided
i) Medical examination and methadone prescription
ii) Guidance and counselling by social workers
iii) Referral to other service agencies, e.g. Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers (SARDA) for other modalities of treatment like residential detoxification.

Addresses and Telephone Numbers of Methadone Clinics

Day Clinics
OPERATING HOURS: 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
(Monday-Sunday, including Public holidays)

Hong Kong Region
Eastern Street Methadone Clinic
45 Eastern Street Sai Ying Pun
Operating hours : 7:00am - 5:00pm
Tel : 2549 5108

Violet Peel Methadone Clinic
G/F 2 O'Brien Road Wanchai
Tel : 2835 1761

Kowloon Region
Ho Man Tin Methadone Clinic
50 Princess Margaret Road
Ho Man Tin
Tel : 2713 6091

Robert Black Methadone Clinic
600 Prince Edward Road East
San Po Kong
Tel : 2716 5211

Sham Shui Po Methadone Clinic
137 Yee Kuk Street Sham Shui Po
Tel : 2393 1928

New Territories & Islands Region
Lady Trench Methadone Clinic
213 Sha Tsui Road
Tsuen Wan
Tel : 2942 6736

Cheung Chau Methadone Clinic
Cheung Chau Hospital Road
St. John Hospital, Cheung Chau
Operating hours : 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
2981 9442 ext.29

Evening Clinics
OPERATING HOURS : 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
(Monday - Sunday, including public holidays)

Hong Kong Region
Aberdeen Methadone Clinic
10 Aberdeen Reservoir Road
Aberdeen
Tel : 2554 1665

Shau Kei Wan Methadone Clinic
8 Chai Wan Road
Shau Kei Wan
Tel : 2560 0582

Kowloon Region
Hung Hom Methadone Clinic
22 Station Lane
Hung Hom
Tel : 2333 8957

Kwun Tong Methadone Clinic
457 Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong
Tel : 2345 7103

Lee Kee Methadone Clinic
99 Carpenter Road
Kowloon City
Tel : 2272 9621

Ngau Tau Kok Methadone Clinic
60 Ting On Street
Ngau Tau Kok
Tel : 2318 0976

Wu York Yu Methadone Clinic
55 Sheung Fung Street
Tze Wan Shan
Tel : 2325 5221 ext. 221

Yau Ma Tei Methadone Clinic
143 Battery Street
Yau Ma Tei
Tel : 2770 2584

New Territories Region
Shatin Methadone Clinic
3 Man Lai Road
Tai Wai
Tel : 2604 5355

Shek Wu Hui Methadone Clinic
108 Jockey Club Road
Sheung Shui
Tel : 2671 9484

Tai Po Methadone Clinic
37 Ting Kok Road
Tai Po
Tel : 2664 5020

Tuen Mun Methadone Clinic
11 Tsing Yin Street
Tuen Mun
Operating hours : 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Tel : 2452 9113

Yuen Long Methadone Clinic
269 Castle Peak Road
Yuen Long
Tel : 2470 9307

Arrangement for Typhoon and Rainstorm Periods

Typhoon No. 8
When typhoon signal No. 8 is hoisted, all methadone clinics will open for the normal operating hours.
Typhoon No. 9 or Above
If typhoon signal No. 9 or above is hoisted before the methadone clinics open, all clinics will be closed. And they will commence operation as soon as practicable if the typhoon signal is lowered to No. 8 two hours before the closing time. When typhoon signal No. 9 or above is hoisted during the operating hours of the methadone clinics, all clinics will remain open until the closing time.
Rainstorm Black Warning
If the rainstorm black warning is issued, all methadone clinics will open for the normal operating hours.

In the above situations, if patients cannot go to their registered clinics due to transport difficulties, they can go to the nearby clinic for treatment by bringing along their Hong Kong Identity Card or other valid identification documents.

Enquiries 2835 1831

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Last revision date: 26 July 2007