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Friday, July 7, 1972
PRISONERS DONATE MONEY
Four hundred and nineteen prisoners at Stanley Prison have spontaneously
joined forces with the community in contributing money for the relief of,
rainstorm victims.
The prisoners
414 Chinese, two Italians, two Filipinos and one
Indian have donated a total of $4,254.38, with individual donations ranging
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from 50 cents to $149.
The money, mostly in loose amounts including Singapore $7 and US$2, will be presented to the Community Relief Trust Fund next week, together with donations totalling over $1,000 by the Prisons Department staff.
The Commissioner of Prisons, Mr. T.G. Garner, today commended the
generous gesture by the prisoners as well as his staff,
He said the contributions made by the prisoners were money they held when they were admitted to prison at the start of their sentence,
"This action was spontaneous. It all started on June 23 when the
Senior Superintendent at Stanley Prison made his daily inspection tour around the prison.
"During his tour, two prisoners working in the laundry approached him and said they wanted to donate some money to aid the rainstorm victims,
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"After that, the news quickly spread, Subsequently, 417 other prisoners subscribed to the idea and made their donations," he said.
/Mr. Garner
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