MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1985
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THE MEETING IS BEING ATTENDED BY OVER 60 DELEGATES FROM 28 COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT, THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND THE UNITED NATIONS ASIA AND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFEI).
MR GARNER EXTENDED A SPECIAL WELCOME TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNAFEI MR HINO AND HIS ASSOCIATES. THIS INSTITUTE HAS PLAYED A MAJOR TRAINING ROLE IN THIS SPECIALISED FIELD IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST OVER THE PAST 23 YEARS AND MORE RECENTLY WORLD-WIDE. IT HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN A LARGE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES.
HE ALSO THANKED MR JEREMY POPE AND MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE TO PUT THIS MEETING TOGETHER.
FOLLOWING THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE DELEGATES BEGIN THE IR WORKING SESSIONS AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS' CLUB IN STANLEY. TOPICS OF THE AGENDA INCLUDE TRANSFER OF CONVICTED PRISONERS BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES; THE USE OF IMPRISONMENT FOLLOWING RECENT TRENDS IN CRIME IN THE COMMONWEALTH; ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE PENAL POPULATION; TRAINING OF CORRECTIONAL STAFF TO MEET CHANGING NEEDS; AND THE MANAGEMENT OF CRISES IN PRISONS.
DELEGATES WILL ALSO VISIT VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS RUN BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING A MAXIMUM AND A MEDIUM SECURITY PRISONS, A DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE, A TRAINING CENTRE FOR GIRLS AND A DETENTION CENTRE FOR YOUNG MALE OFFENDERS AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE.
TO COINCIDE WITH THE MEETING, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PUT UP AN EXHIBITION WHICH WILL BE FORMALLY OPENED THIS AFTERNOON SHOWING THE SCOPE AND EXTENT OF ITS ACTIVITIES.
THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION, HELD IN THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT THE END OF TUNG TAU WAN ROAD IN STANLEY, WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY). ADMISSION IS FREE.
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