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Rehabilitation society chiefs visit training centre
The Chairman of the Society for the Rehabilitation of Offenders (SRO), Mr Arthur Garcia, and Vice-Chairman, Mr Justice Wong visited the Correctional Services Department's Lai King Training Centre and Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre this (Wednesday) morning to see for themselves the management and operation of the two institutions.
Accompanied by the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Lai Ming-kee, Mr Garcia and Mr Justice Wong first toured the Lai King Training Centre. They visited the vocational training workshops, computer training room, classrooms, dormitories, dining and recreation hall, and kitchen of the centre.
They then proceeded to Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre where they visited the laundry, workshops, dormitories, cells, dining hall, exercise compound and hospital.
The two visitors were very impressed by the care and effort made by Correctional Services Department's staff in reforming the young offenders.
Lai King Training Centre came into operation in 1978. At present, it accommodates some 310 young offenders. Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre came into operation in 1977. It is a maximum security penal institution providing accommodation for over 1,000 convicted and remand adult male prisoners.
End/Wednesday, May 17, 1995
Licentiate Examination results announced
The Licentiate Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong announced today (Wednesday) that a total of 42 candidates have passed Part II of the Licentiate Examination for unregistrable doctors this year.
The Part II examination, a paper on English for professional use, was held in March and May, giving candidates a choice of examination dates and also the opportunity for those who failed in the first examination a second chance to take this part of the examination in the same year.
Among 35 candidates who took the Part II Licentiate Examination in March, 28 passed while 14 out of 17 candidates who took the examination in May passed.