MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1985
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TRAINING FOR OFFENDERS IMPRESSES THAI GROUP
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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN TELEVISION AND RADIO REPAIR WORK IS IMPRESSIVE AND A SIMILAR TRAINING PROGRAMME MAY BE SET UP FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS IN THAILAND, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THAILAND'S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, MR SNIT RUJINARONG, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING DURING A VISIT TO STANLEY PRISON. MR SNIT SAID THE INDUSTRIAL SETTING AT THE PRISON WAS COMPARABLE WITH FACTOR IES OUTSIDE.
MR SNIT, WHO ALSO TALKED TO SOME THAI PRISONERS HELD THERE, AND THE DEPUTY PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THAILAND'S MINISTRY OF INTERIOR, MR CHARN KANCHANAKPAN, ARE CURRENTLY ON A SIX-DAY STUDY TOUR IN HONG KONG.
THE TOUR IS AIMED AT SEEING THE CSD'S DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMME AS WELL AS THE VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES PROVIDED IN HONG KONG FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS.
DURING THE STUDY TOUR, THE 12-MEMBER PARTY COMPRISING SENIOR THAI CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS, ALSO VISITED THE SHEK PIK PRISON, SHA TSUI DETENTION CENTRE, HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE, LAI SUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SIU LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE, TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN, TAI LAM CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, NEW LIFE HOUSE, TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE.
THE PARTY WILL BE LEAVING FOR BANGKOK TOMORROW EVENING.
MORE VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
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NINETY NEW RECRUITS ARE BEING SOUGHT TO STRENGTHEN THE RANKS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS), WHICH NOW HAS A FORCE OF ABOUT 1 000.
THEY MUST BE AT LEAST 17-1/2 YEARS OLD, WITH SECONDARY EDUCATION, GOOD PHYSIQUE AND INITIATIVE.
THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE A REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF SPOKEN ENGLISH AND REGULAR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG, AND MUST OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF THEIR EMPLOYERS.
/THE RECRUITS
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