Beat Drugs Fund Project Experience Sharing Session

To enhance public’s understanding on anti-drug efforts made by Beat Drugs Fund, two project experience sharing sessions will be held on 17 December 2024 and 17 January 2025. You are cordially invited to join the sessions with details as follows-


Session One
Theme: Drug Prevention and Treatment for Specific Groups

Date Time Name of Grantee and Project Title
17 December 2024 (Tuesday) 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals –
Project Embrace 2.0 – Mindfulness-based Intervention for Drug Abusers with Alcohol Problem

The Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong –
“A Better Man Project 2.0

The Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers –
Mindfulness Training: Women-Focused Rehabilitation & After-care Project

Remark: * The sharing sessions will be conducted in Cantonese

Presentation File
Flyer & Online Enrolment Form (Enrolment Deadline: 15/12/2024)

Session Two
Theme: Research on Drug Abuse Treatment

Date Time Name of Grantee and Project Title
17 January 2025 (Friday) 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong –
Development of Objective Measure of Psychotropic Substances Abuse using Automatic Retinal Image Analysis (ARIA)

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups –
Project CHOICE II – Community-based Healthy Life Style Online and Offline Interactive Comprehensive Educational Project

College of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University –
Pathway to Desistance: A Qualitative Study of Young Ex-drug Users in Hong Kong

Remark: * The sharing sessions will be conducted in Cantonese

Presentation File
Flyer & Online Enrolment Form (Enrolment Deadline: 15/1/2025)

Sessions Conducted
Module No. / Title Target Participants Date(s) / Speaker(s) PowerPoint Notes
(I) Introduction and promotion of Regular Funding Scheme
  • Anti-drug sector
  • Potential applicants
 13 & 17 June 2024

Narcotics Division,
Security Bureau 		Presentation File
Presentation File
(II) Introduction of Regular Funding Scheme, priority areas, assessment criteria, application procedures and practical tips on submission of applications
  • Anti-drug sector
  • Potential applicants
 3 & 5 September 2024

Narcotics Division,
Security Bureau 		Presentation File
Presentation File
Presentation File
Methods to assess the effectiveness of projects for non-research projects
Presentation File
Example of timetable and milestones for non-research projects
(III) Consideration for acceptance of grant and preparation of implementation plan
 New grantees 12 April 2024

Narcotics Division, Security Bureau 		Presentation File
Presentation File
(Chinese version only)
Implementation Plan
Implementation Plan (Sample) in Toolkit
(IV) Project management
 Staff of grantee organisations 12 April 2024

Narcotics Division, Security Bureau 		Presentation File
Presentation File
(Chinese version only)
(V) Preparation of progress reports Staff of grantee organisations 16 & 28 May 2024

Narcotics Division, Security Bureau 		Presentation File
Presentation File
(Chinese version only)
(VI) Preparation of financial documents
Staff of grantee organisations 16 & 28 May 2024

Narcotics Division, Security Bureau 		Presentation File
Presentation File
(Chinese version only)
(VII) Best practice on procurement and staff recruitment
Staff of grantee organisations 16 & 28 May 2024

Corruption Prevention Department, Independent Commission Against Corruption 		Presentation File
Presentation File
(Chinese version only)
(VIII) Experience sharing session by grantee
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Archive (Please click here for past sessions)