SULAY MERCA
FIONAL SERVICES WORK ON
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AN EXHIBITION GIVING A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF THE WORK OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW (MARCH 18) UNTIL THURSDAY (MARCH 21) AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
THE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION, THE LARGEST EVER TO BE HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT ITSELF, WILL FEATURE ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WORK SUCH AS THE DIFFERENT CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES ADMINISTERED AT DIFFERENT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES PROVIDED; THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES; THE AFTER-CARE SERVICES FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS AND DRUG DEPENDENTS ON DISCHARGE; THE MANAGEMENT OF CLOSED CENTRES FOR REFUGEES AS WELL AS THE STAFF TRAINING FACILITIES AND THEIR WELFARE.
IN ADDITION, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OVER ITS PAST 38 YEARS WILL BE DISPLAYED.
SOME OF THE PRODUCTS AND HANDICRAFTS MADE BY PRISONERS WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED TOMORROW AFTERNOON BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER. IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY (MARCH 19 AND 20) AND FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 21).
THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, AT THE END OF TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, MAY BE REACHED BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT INCLUDING BUS ROUTE NOS. 6 AND 260 (STARTING FROM CENTRAL), 73 (FROM WAH FU ESTATE), 63 (FROM NORTH POINT) AND 14 (FROM SAI WAN HO).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT ITS STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, 47 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY, AT 4.30 PM TOMORROW (MARCH 18).
PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL LEAVE THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN LOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI, AT 3.30 PM SHARP,
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