WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1978
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EDUCATIONAL COURSES FOR ADULT PRISONERS ******
ADULT PRISONERS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTAIN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL LEVEL WHILE SERVING THE IR SENTENCES IN PRISONS.
EDUCATIONAL COURSES ARE ORGANISED BY THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST PRISONERS TO BROADEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND OUTLOOK AND TO ACQUIRE A SKILL ON WHICH THEY CAN RELY TO MAKE A LIVING ON THE IR RELEASE.
THE SCHOOLMASTER OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT, MR. LEE TO-KING, SAID THESE COURSES BROADLY ARE DIVIDED INTO TUITION AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.
THE TUITION COURSES ARE CONDUCTED BY QUALIFIED TEACHERS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON A PART-TIME BASIS.
THEY PROVIDE AN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TO INMATES ON FOUR SUBJECTS - ENGLISH,
ENGLISH, CHINESE, ARITHMETIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES.
THESE COURSES ARE OFFERED TO PRISONERS AND INMATES IN STANLEY, CHI MA WAN, MA PO PING, PIK UK, TONG FUK, TAI LAM, SHA TSUI AND HEI LING CHAU.
IN STANLEY PRISON, COURSES ON ADVERTISING DESIGN AND MANDAR IN ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
ATTENDANCE TO THESE COURSES IS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE PRISON SUPERINTENDENT.
WHEN PERMISSION IS GRANTED, THE PRISONERS MUST SIT FOR AN ASSESSMENT TEST TO ENABLE THE TEACHERS TO DIVIDE THEM INTO CLASSES ACCORDING TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL STANDARD.
+NORMALLY, THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS REQUESTING TO ATTEND THESE COURSES FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF PLACES AVAILABLE,+ MR. LEE SAID.
+TO CATER FOR SUCH NEED, CELL STUDY COURSES IN THE FORM OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE AT STANLEY PRISON, SIU LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, PIK UK PRISON AND VICTORIA RECEPTION CENTRE.
+AT PRESENT, NINE SELECTIVE SUBJECTS ON CHINESE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, CHINESE HISTORY, AND CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY ARE OFFERED, HE ADDED.
THESE CORRESPONDENCE COURSES START WITH A BRIEFING BY THE TUTOR AND THEN THE PRISONERS ARE LEFT ON THEIR OWN TO STUDY THE SUBJECT ACCORDING TO PRE-SET GUIDELINES.
+OF COURSE THEY MAY REQUEST TO MEET THE TEACHERS TO DISCUSS THE IR INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS.+
MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE CELL STUDY COURSES ARE MORE SUITABLE FOR LONG-TERM PRISONERS TO PROVIDE THEM A RELIEF FROM MENTAL STRAIN AND TO KEEP THEM OCCUPIED.
LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 254 PRISONERS ATTENDED TUITION COURSES AND 258 TOOK THE CELL STUDY COURSES.
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