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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1980
NEW POSTER AND LEAFLET TO PROMOTE
PRISON RECRUITMENT
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THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT IS STEPPING UP ITS RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN BY PRODUCING A POSTER AND A LEAFLET TO HELP ATTRACT YOUNG MEN OF RIGHT CALIBRE TO JOIN THE PRISON SERVICE.
THE COLOUR POSTER SHOWS A BOY WITH A PRISON CAP SITTING NEXT TO A PRISON OFFICER IN UNIFORM, WITH THE WORD +SECURITY+ IN LARGE BOLD TYPE ON IT.
THE WORD +SECURITY+ HAD A DOUBLE MEANING, A PRISONS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, +IT MEANS A SECURITY JOB AND JOB SECURITY THAT THE PRISON SERVICE OFFERS.
THE LEAFLET WITH A COVER OF THE SAME DESIGN LISTS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO BECOME A PRISON OFFICER AND THE CONDITIONS OF PRISON SERVICE INCLUDING ITS EXCELLENT PROMOTION PROSPECTS AND WELFARE. THE LEAFLET ALSO CONTAINS AN APPLICATION FORM FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE DECIDED TO APPLY.
THE NEW RECRUITMENT POSTER HAS BEEN PUT UP AT VARIOUS GOVERNMENT POSTER SITES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG- AND THE NEW LEAFLET, IS OBTAINABLE FROM ALL
N LOMMET,FICES, DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI.
+RESPONSIBLE AND INTELLIGENT YOUNG MEN LOOKING FOR A REWARDING AND SECURE CAREER WITH GOOD PROSPECTS CAN NOW APPLY TO JOIN THE PRISON SERVICE AS THERE ARE VACANCIES FOR BOTH OFFICERS AND ASSISTANT OFFICERS 11, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THEY CAN APPLY IN PERSON OR BY COMPLETING THE FORM IN THE LEAFLET AND RETURNING IT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE
IN STANLEY, AN APPOINTMENT WILL BE ARRANGED ACCORDINGLY,+ HE SAID.
APPLICANTS SHOULD HAVE GOOD PHYSIQUE AND PREFERABLY BE UNDER 35 YEARS OF AGE. THE SALARY FOR AN ASSISTANT OFFICER I STARTS AT $1 610 AND RISES TO $2 440 WHILE THAT FOR OFFICER AT $3 250 RISING TO $6 000.
+A SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT HAS TO UNDERGO A ONE-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES FIELD TRAINING AT THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS PENAL INSTITUTIONS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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