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make him mentally and physically fitter for ordinary duties to which he returns after about 40 weeks. If during this period a company is extensively committed operationally, then the practical experience its members gain as a result is regarded as compensation for that part of the training programme its commander has been obliged to omit. By the end of the year, the unit had a complement of five companies.
The scope of women police officers in the force was extended by introducing women police to take over duties in district and divisional control rooms to relieve male constables for outside duties. There was every indication that the scheme would prove successful.
The auxiliary police force underwent their usual comprehensive basic and in-service training programme, the highlights of which are their annual camps. Over a period of years, they cover on a part-time basis as comprehensive a training programme as that given to regular constables and during the year continued to render valuable assistance.
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With Headquarters in Victoria, the Commissioner of Prisons is responsible for the administration of 12 institutions in various parts of the Colony. These consist of a reception and classification centre for men at Victoria; a security prison for men at Stanley; two open prisons for men at Chi Ma Wan and Tong Fuk; a treat- ment centre at Tai Lam for men known to be drug-dependent on conviction; a three-purpose centre for women at Tai Lam; four training centres for young male offenders at Cape Collinson, Stanley, Lai Chi Kok and Shek Pik; a 'Half Way' house for en- vironmental rehabilitation; and a staff training school at Stanley.
Adult male prisoners awaiting trial and on conviction are received at Victoria Reception Centre which has adequate hospital facilities and also a psychiatric observation unit manned by fully trained staff. Convicted prisoners appear before a classification board for assignment to an institution best suited to their needs.
All women prisoners are received and housed at the new Tai Lam Centre for Women. Opened in early November it provides separate facilities for remand and convicted women prisoners, for
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