WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1988
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PROVISIONS OF REFORMATORY SCHOOLS BILL SUPPORTED
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PROVISIONS IN THE REFORMATORY SCHOOLS (AMENDMENT] BILL 1988 ARE REALISTIC AND IN KEEPING WITH CHANGING TIMES, THE HON HUI YIN-FAT SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR HUI WAS SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL, WHICH SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM DETENTION PERIOD POR INMATES IN A REFORMATORY SCHOOL FROM FIVE TO THREE YEARS.
"THE REDUCTION OF THE DETENTION PERIOD FROM FIVE ΤΟ THREE YEARS NOT ONLY COINCIDES WITH PROVISIONS OF OTHER TRAINING CENTRES, BUT WOULD ALSO RELIEVE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IMPOSED ON YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS BY THE LONG PERIOD OF DETENTION NOW IN FORCE, MR HUI SAID.
THE CHANGE FELL IN LINE WITH THE BASIC REHABILITATION CONCEPT.
HOWEVER, HE URGED THE ADMINISTRATION ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE REVISED PERIOD OF DETENTION WOULD BRING A CORRESPONDING REVISED TRAINING CONTENT WHICH MET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE EMPLOYABILITY OF TRAINEES.
MR HUI ALSO AGREED IT WAS NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE TERM "INCORRIGIBLE" INTO "UNSUITABLE FOR FURTHER TRAINING IN REFORMATORY SCHOOLS AS PROPOSED BY THE BILL.
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THE TERM CARRIED A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION
THE OBJECTIVE OF SETTING UP
AND WAS CONTRARY ΤΟ REFORMATORY SCHOOLS TO OFFER TRAINING
BENEFICIAL TO YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.
BILL CONVEYS FREE TRADE MESSAGE
THE PRINCIPLE OF FREE TRADE UPHELD BY HONG KONG HAS BEEN OUT EXPLICITLY IN THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE RECEIVERS (AMENDMENT) 1988, THE HON HO SAI-CHU SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY).
MR HO WAS SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BILL..
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BILL
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MEET THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED ENGINEERING USING THE BRITISH STANDARD SPECIFICATION AS THE ONLY YARDSTICK DETERMINING THE SUITABLITY OF THE EQUIPMENT.
THE BILL. SOUGHT TO REQUIRE ALL MPORTED PRESSURE VESSELS ΤΟ STANDARD INSTEAD OF
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/MR HO