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In its application to the Prisoners'
Welfare Fund, rule 257 shall be read as if
for "specified in rule 256" there were
substituted "specified in rule 265".".
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
1986.
Clerk of Councils.
Explanatory Note
Part VI of the Prison Rules governs the
administration of the Correctional Services Department
Welfare Fund, established under section 22 of the Prisons
Ordinance. By an amendment to the principal Ordinance,
the Prisoners' Welfare Fund is established on a similar
basis and the main object of these rules is to add a
new Part VII to the principal rules for the purposes of
administering that fund.
2. A minor relaxation is also made in rule 47
(relating to prisoners' correspondence) to permit prisoners
to send one letter a week instead of a letter every two weeks.
3. A consequential amendment is made to rule 256 and
the references to "the Colony" in the principal rules are
replaced by references to "Hong Kong".