Licensing-related Information of Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (DTRCs)

Licence / Certificate of Exemption

• According to the Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Ordinance (the Ordinance), all DTRCs 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 DTRCs that already in operation before the commencement of the Ordinance, which had submitted applications for certificates of exemption (CoEs) between 1 April 2002 and 30 June 2002 inclusive to the Licensing Office of Drug Dependents Treatment Centres (LODTC) responsible for enforcing the Ordinance, and had been issued with the CoEs, should also be subject to regulation under the Ordinance.

Application for Licence / Renewal Application for a Licence or Certificate of Exemption

Apart from written application, the public can fill in the electronic form(s) for online submission to Licensing Office of Drug Dependents Treatment Centres.