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Tuesday, January 23, 1973

Visitors to the Open Day will also be able to manipulate an interesting

device, a kind of 'quiz machine,' which will test the level of their understanding

in probation and corrections work.

Also on display will be various handicrafts made by trainees following

instructions in technical classes. Items include carpentry work, tailoring,

art work, and products conceived and executed as a result of a special interest,

or a hobby.

The entire exhibition will be displayed in four localities at

different times after the Open Day for the convenience of the public.

It will be shown at the Begonia Road Boys' Home on January 26-27;

at the Lady Trench Training Centre on February 8-10; at the Yuen Long Town

Hall on February 15-17, and at the Wong Tai Sin Community Centre on February 22-24.

Honest Appraisal

Mr. Anthony Chan, Superintendent of the Begonia Road Boys' Home, will

welcome visitors in groups, and arrangements for their reception can be made by

telephoning Mr. Chan at 3-800500. A guide will be provided for a group visit.

Commenting on the significance of the Open Day, Mr. S.M. Lee, Senior

Principal Social Welfare Officer and head of the Probation and Corrections

Division, says an honest appraisal of the material assembled will enable a visitor

to gain a proper idea of the work of the probation service,

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"I hope the show we are mounting will enable our work to be seen in

proper perspective."

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The success of probation can be seen from statistics on probation cases

in the year beginning on April 1, 1971, and ending on March 31, 1972. Cases

brought up in that time totalled 2,378, and of these, 2,182 were completed. Of

the lot, 1,463 were successful.

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