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A Social Welfare Department spokesman today (Sunday) said the scheme aimed to promote interest and concern of the public towards helping and rehabilitating offenders and by so doing bring greater community involvement and stronger community action against crime.
"It also helps to meet the specific need of suitable probationers through service offered by volunteers and complement the efforts of probation officers in the social rehabilitation of probationers," he added.
The period of service is normally six months, but the volunteer may serve for further terms for the same or other offenders.
"Selected volunteers will be given a thorough briefing before they start to assist the probation officers by befriending, helping and advising probationers on a personal basis," the spokesman said.
Former volunteers of the scheme are welcome to apply again.
Application forms are now available at the centre for VSP on the seventh floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road east, Wan Chai, probation offices attached to the magistracies, community centres as well as children and youth centres.
Completed forms should be returned to one of the above centres on or before May 5. Enquiries about the scheme can be made on tel 2892 5117.
End/Sunday, April 2, 1995
TDD forms Safety Advisory Unit
The Territory Development Department (TDD) has set up a Safety Advisory Unit to enhance construction site safety for the department's projects.
The main responsibilities of the unit, which is headed by a Safety Advisor of senior engineer rank, was to promote awareness of construction site safety among TDD staff, consultants, contractors and workers in accordance with Government policies, the department's Director Mr Lee Shing- see said today (Sunday),