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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1986
ON REFORMING OF THE PENAL SYSTEM, HE SAID A NUMBER OF EXCITING AND WORTHY SCHEMES WERE IN THE PIPELINE TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS FULL PROVISION FOR REHABILITATION OF PRISONERS.
APART FROM THE SPENT CONVICTION SCHEME AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDER, MR WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT AND THE OMELCO SECURITY PANEL HAD RECENTLY EXAMINED PROPOSALS FOR THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF PRISONERS UNDER SUPERVISION BEFORE THE FULL SENTENCE HAD BEEN SERVED.
THESE SCHEMES WERE DESIGNED TO ASSIST NON-VIOLENT PERSONS CONVICTED OF LESS SERIOUS OFFENCES AND ANY EARLY RELEASE WOULD POSE NO THREAT TO SOCIETY, HE SAID.
MR WONG FINALLY PAID TRIBUTE TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, THE VARIOUS ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE FOR ADOPTING VARIOUS MEASURES TO PREVENT CRIME ADDING THAT GREATER EFFORTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE PROMOTION OF STABILITY AND PROSPERITY.
ANTI-TRIAD STRATEGY NEEDED FOR SCHOOLS
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SHOULD JOIN FORCES WITH COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO FORM A WORKING GROUP WHICH WOULD FORMULATE A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO SUPPRESS TRIADS AND OTHER CRIMINALS AND TO GUIDE STUDENTS AWAY FROM CRIME.
THIS PROPOSAL WAS MADE BY DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY) DURING THE SECOND DAY OF THE DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.
DR HO ALSO PROPOSED THAT THE MASTER PLAN FORMULATED BY THE WORKING GROUP BE TRIED OUT IN A SELECTED DISTRICT AND IF EFFECTIVE ADAPTED TO OTHER DISTRICTS LATER.
HE SAID DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT UNITS, INCLUDING THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS HAD CARRIED OUT INVESTIGATIONS AND SURVEYS INTO THE PROBLEM OF TRIAD ACTIVITY IN SCHOOLS.
+ HOWEVER, THERE IS NO CONVERGENCE OF VIEWS ABOUT THE EXTENT AND GRAVITY OF TRIAD PRESENCE IN OUR SCHOOLS IN THESE SURVEYS, + HE NOTED.
/MO: T GOVERNMENT