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are for traffic personnel and for newly promoted NCOs. These in-service training courses, suspended in August, because of force requirements, will be reinstated in the near future.
The Police Training Contingent, at Fanling, trains all ranks up to and including superintendent in internal security duties. It constitutes a reserve of manpower on immediate call for emergency duty at any time and provides leadership training. The present programme is designed to allow all newly appointed inspectorate officers to attend a course during their probationary period.
With effect from January 3, 1967, a senior inspector has been attached to every company as the second-in-command to receive training in internal security duties at a higher level. During the year under review one senior inspector completed a full company
course.
The auxiliary police emergency units held an annual camp at Fanling during January and February. The main emphasis of the training has been on platoon riot drill and platoon and company riot tactics.
The Revised Emergency Manual, the force's book of reference in respect of internal security duties, was printed and issued during the year. Every officer of the rank of inspector and above was issued with a copy in February.
PRISONS
The Commissioner of Prisons is responsible for the administra- tion of 10 institutions in various parts of the Colony. These consist of a reception and classification centre for men at Victoria; two security prisons, one for men at Stanley, the other for women at Lai Chi Kok; two open prisons for men at Chi Ma Wan and Tong Fuk; a treatment centre at Tai Lam for convicted male prisoners found to be drug dependent; three training centres for young male offenders at Cape Collinson, Stanley and Shek Pik; and a training school at Stanley for staff.
All convicted male prisoners are received at Victoria Reception Centre and after a thorough medical examination they appear before a classification board for allocation to an institution best suited to their needs. The centre also contains a psychiatric observa- tion unit manned by fully trained staff under a psychiatrist.