TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1991
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OF
PRISON,
THE CSI'S PRODUCTION MANAGER, MR K.Y. FUNG, SAID PRODUCTION THE NEW DESKS IS NOW CARRIED OUT IN PIK UK PRISON AND STANLEY INVOLVING ABOUT 100 INMATES. THE DAILY OUTPUT IS 35 SETS.
MR FUNG NOTED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW DESKS HAD LED TO A FURTHER DEMAND FOR SIMILAR MATCHING OFFICE FURNITURE, SUCH AS BOOKCASES AND COMPUTER DESKS.
DESIGNING AND PRODUCING. DESKS AND 60 SETS HAD ALREADY
MOREOVER, THE CSI HAD STARTED FOR GOVERNMENT DIRECTORATE GRADE OFFICERS BEEN DELIVERED TO CLIENTS FOR EVALUATION.
"ONCE APPROVED, WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN MOST, IF
THE GOVERNMENT NOT ALL, TOP ADMINISTRATORS IN
WILL BE WORKING DESKS PRODUCED BY THE CSI, MR FUNG SAID.
AT
REVIEWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CSI'S CARPENTRY TRADE, MR NG SAID CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO THE WORK PROCESS TO ENABLE PARTICIPATE IN FURNITURE PRODUCTION WORK.
MORE
INMATES
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MACHINES
"WHILE IN THE OLD DAYS FURNITURE PRODUCTION WAS EXCLUSIVELY A TASK FOR THE CRAFTSMEN, THE INTRODUCTION OF MODERN
AND THE SPLITTING UP OF THE WORK PROCESS HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR AN ORDINARY INMATE TO GET INVOLVED," HE ADDED.
MR NG SAID THE CARPENTRY TRADE HAD NOW BECOME A MAJOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, EMPLOYING SOME 500 INMATES.
THE THE BOOST IN
CARPENTRY TRADE HAS ALSO RESULTED IN A DRAMATIC RISE IN THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF ITS OUTPUT.
OUTPUT IN
LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL
CARPENTRY WORK $16.59 MILLION, ALMOST THREE TIMES THE VALUE IN 1989.
FURNITURE
AMOUNTED
ΤΟ
MR NG SAID THE OFFICE
WAS SUPPLIED TO GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT PRICES ABOUT 60 PER CENT BELOW THEIR MARKET VALUES. THEREFORE, SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS OF PUBLIC MONEY ARE BEING ACHIEVED.
APART FROM CONTRIBUTING TO THE SAVINGS IN GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE CSI WAS TO KEEP INMATES
THE THEREBY REDUCING PURPOSELY AND PRODUCTIVELY EMPLOYED,
RISK OF UNREST THROUGH BOREDOM AND LACK OF CONSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES, HE NOTED.
"INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WILL ALSO ENABLE HABIT OF DOING USEFUL WORK SO THAT THEY MAY BE KEEP A JOB AFTER RELEASE," HE ADDED.
THEM ΤΟ ACQUIRE THE ABLE ΤΟ OBTAIN AND
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