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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1975
ON THE REFORMATION OF YOUNG OFFENDERS MR. GARNER HAD THIS TO SAY, SINCE THE DETENTION CENTRES CAME INTO OPERATION IN JUNE, 1972, A TOTAL OF 1,412 YOUNG OFFENDERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 21 HAVE BEEN ADHTTED. OF THIS 78 PER CENT OR A TOTAL OF 1,112 WERE ADMITTED FOR OFFENCES ASSOCIATED WITH CRIME OF VIOLENCE.
THE SUCCESS RATE CONTINUES TO HOLD AT AROUND 90 PER CENT AND MR. GARNER NOTED THAT THIS WAS NO MEAN ACHIEVEMENT AND INDEED A CREDIT TO THE STAFF WHO HAD PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO IT.
MR. GARNER ALSO BELIEVES THAT PARENTS DO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN WHO GET INTO TROUBLE AND THIS IS BORNE OUT BY THE FACT THAT ONLY THREE PER CENT OF THE INMATES HAVE FAILED TO RECEIVE VISITS DURING THEIR PERIOD OF DETENTION.
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NOTE TO EDITORS.
COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF MR. TOM GARNER'S SPEECH AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB OF NORTH KOWLOON WILL BE BOXED SEPARATELY FOR COLLECTION THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING.
EDUCATION INSPECTOR RETIRES
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MR. CHOW PING-KONG INSPECTOR OF TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, RETIRING TODAY AFTER 34 YEARS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
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THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS). MR. ARTHUR BROWN, YESTERDAY PRESENTED MR. CHOW WITH A MÉMENTO FROM HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.
HE REMINDED THOSE PRESENT AT THE PARTY, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM. THAT MR. CHOW HAD JOINED THE GOVERNMENT IN 1941 AS A WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR.
DURING THE WAR HE JOINED AN IRONWORKS IN KWEILIN AS A TECHNICIAN AND THEN SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN KWEI YANG.
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ON HIS RETURN TO HONG KONG, MR. CHOW REJOINED THE GOVERNMENT AND BEGAN AN EDUCATIONAL CAREER WHICH COVERED TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, KING GEORGE V SCHOOL, THE GRANTHAM TRAINING COLLEGE AND IN JULY 1961 THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE WHERE HE HAD SINCE BEEN SERVING.
IN 1969 MR. CHOW WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR ASSISTANT MASTER.
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