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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN

Sunday, February 3, 1974

NEW JOB FOR PRISONS INSPECTOR

To Review Management Procedures Of Prisons Department

Hong Kong's first Inspector of Prisons has been appointed to

regularly review management procedures of the Prisons Department, to

ensure effective implementation of its policies, and to report on

recommendations for improvements.

The man chosen for the task is Mr. David Hampton, who has been

Senior Superintendent of the department in charge of young offenders.

In this permanent post, he will be able to look more in depth

into the management of the various prisons institutions, including security

aspects and liaison with the Police..

In this, he will be helping the Commissioner of Prisons most of

whose time has been taken up by administrative work.

"The new post is modelled on the prison inspectorate system in the

U.K. which was introduced in 1969, following recommendations of the Mountbatten

Report on reorganisation of the prison service there," Mr. Hampton said.

"The Inspectors there were specially appointed to direct attention

on regular inspection of prison services, separate from normal executive

functions," he said.

To assist

Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191

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