THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1990
THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, DAVID THAT MORE
WHO ACCOMPANIED THE GOVERNOR ON HIS VISIT, TOLD SIR THAN 1,400 INMATES HAD TAKEN PART IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS SINCE 1979.
THEY HAD A PASS RATE OF 85 PER CENT, OVER 500 INMATES DISTINCTIONS AND ABOUT 200 OBTAINED CREDITS.
AT THE PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, THAT YOUNG PRISONERS
VOCATIONAL HALF-DAY
ACHIEVED
THE GOVERNOR LEARNED HALF-DAY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT'S
ARE REQUIRED
TRAINING
ΤΟ ATTEND AS PART OF THE
REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.
TO THEIR THE INMATES ARE PLACED IN EDUCATION CLASSES RELATIVE
CLASSES PROVIDED FOR THEM PREVIOUS ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT. VOCATIONAL
SKILLS IN CARPENTRY, ARE GEARED TO BOTH TRAINING AND ACTUAL WORKING
AND TELEVISION REPAIRS, ELECTRONICS TAILORING, LAUNDRY, RADIO BOOK-BINDING.
PIK
PRISON,
SIR
DAVID
AND
WATCHED
THE IN EAST
OF
UK DURING HIS TOUR OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTION'S LAUNDRY, WHICH IS THE LARGEST ASIA AND HAS A MAXIMUM OUTPUT OF 16,000 KILOGRAMS PER DAY.
ENGAGED IN A ALL PRISONERS IN THE MEDIUM SECURITY PRISON ARE
TRADES AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY VARIETY OF HIGH PRODUCTIVE
AND CLEANING BEACHES SERVICES SUCH AS ROAD BUILDING, GRASS CUTTING, AND PICNIC AREAS.
EDUCATION
BY
CLASSES, STAFF OF
THE GOVERNOR ALSO NOTED THAT EVENING ADULT WHICH ARE ATTENDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, ARE CONDUCTED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
AUSTRALIAN MINISTER VISITS CSD
* *
THE MINISTER
FOR
CORRECTIVE
AUSTRALIA, MR MICHAEL YABSLEY, TODAY
VISIT TO THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
NEW SERVICES, (THURSDAY)
SOUTH STARTED A
WALES, TWO-DAY
SERVICES,
MANAGEMENT
AND
HEADQUARTERS. CORRECTIONAL
HE FIRST CALLED ON THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL
DEPARTMENT'S THE MORNING AT WA-SHEK, THIS MR CHAN
ON VIEWS THEY EXCHANGED PROGRAMMES FOR INMATES.
PRISON
MR YABSLEY THEN WENT TO HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION
TO LEARN MORE CENTRE AND LAI SUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TREATMENT AND YOUNG OFFENDER PROGRAMMES.
TREATMENT
ABOUT
THE
TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN, TAI LAM LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE TOMORROW.
HE WILL VISIT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, PIK
INSTITUTION CORRECTIONAL
UK PRISON,
AND SIU
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