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MR CHEONG-LEEN ALSO SUPPORTED ALL EFFORTS DESIGNED TO ENABLE THOSE WHO WISHED TO RENUNCIATE THE IR TRIAD LINKS AND THE PROPOSED POLICE SUPERVISORY SYSTEM TARGETTED AT THE 'POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RE-OFFENDER'.
+HOWEVER, IT WOULD SEEM THAT PENALTIES SUCH AS NOT ENTERING JOCKEY CLUB PREMISES OR POSSESSING A PAGING MACHINE ARE NOT PRACTICAL FROM A WIDER POINT OF VIEW, HE SAID.
MR CHEONG-LEE ALSO URGED THAT THE REHABILITATIVE SUPERVISION OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENTS BE BROUGHT INTO PLAY WHENEVER IT WAS SUITABLE.
INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE +COULD MONITOR POLICE SUPERVISION+
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AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY COMMITTEE SHOULD BE SET UP TO MONITOR THE POLICE IN CARRYING OUT THE PROPOSED SUPERVISION ORDER, THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON THE DISCUSSION DOCUMENT ON THE TRIAD PROBLEM, MR CHUNG SAID WHILE THE PROPOSED POLICE SUPERVISION ORDER AND THE PROHIBITION ORDER MIGHT BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING CONTACT BETWEEN SUPERVISED PERSONS AND TRIADS, THEY WERE ONLY PENAL MEASURES, AND LACKED COUNSELLING AND REHABILITATIVE FUNCTIONS.
THEREFORE, HE SUGGESTED THE FORMATION OF AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY COMMITTEE, INSTEAD OF LETTING ONLY THE POLICE CARRY OUT THE SUPERVISION ORDER.
HE SAID THE COMMITTEE SHOULD CONSIST OF UMELCO MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE POLICE, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HONG KONG DISCHARGED PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
+ THE POLICE SHOULD SUBMIT TO THE COMMITTEE REPORTS OF THE SUPERVISED PERSONS AT REGULAR INTERVALS,+ HE SAID.
+THE COMMITTEE SHOULD BE EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE PROPER REHABILITATIVE SERVICE TO THOSE PLACED UNDER THE ORDER ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF THE ONE BEING SUPERVISED.
+ IT SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO REGULATE THE WEIGHT PLACED ON SUPERVISION IN RELATION TO REHABILITATION AND VICE VERSA FOR EACH CASE. AS WELL AS TO SHORTEN THE TIME OF THE SUPERVISION ORDER IF NECESSARY, MR CHUNG SAID.
/IN ADDITION,