November 23, 2012 Say “No” to drugs
In the last few weeks, three dear friends have died of drugs.
Two were in their sixties. One was mid-thirties. I can’t understand why it’s
so easy to get drugs in
Last Friday night I was outside the Yau Ma Tei
clinic. In the space of about 30 minutes from around 7.15, I
saw more than 20 people openly buy drugs. An old man was sitting on the footpath
near the clinic entrance. A steady stream of people went up to him, gave him
money, and received drugs. Some of the drugs were kept in his mouth. I saw one
The toilet opposite
Drugs are sold in the park. People in various forms of drug dizziness are a
common sight in the park.
My request to the police (whose YMT headquarters is directly behind the clinic):
please have an officer on duty outside the clinic every night. And
also one in the park. This will help clean up the YMT area. Make life
hard for the drug dealers.