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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1974

+DON'T YIELD TO INDUCEMENTS OR PRESSURES+

PRISONS OFFICERS TOLD *********

THE ACTING SCRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR. ALAN BRISTOV, SAID TODAY THAT PRISONS OFFICERS, WHO IN THEIR WORK WILL CONTINUALLY BE IN CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE WORST ELEMENTS IN THE SOCIETY, MUST NOT ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE CORRUPTED BY SUCH CONTACTS.

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HE SAID HE HAD NO DOUBT THAT AT TIMES INDUCEMENTS WOULD BE OFFERED OR PRESSURE WOULD BE PUT ON THE OFFICERS TO BREAK THE RULES OR TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO MATTERS WHICH THEY SHOULD REPORT.

HOWEVER, HE WARNED PRISONS OFFICERS THAT IF THEY YIELDED TO ANY SUCH INDUCEHENTS OR PRESSURES THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEM COULD BE VERY SERIOUS.

MR. BRISTOW WAS SPEAKING AT THE PASSING OUT PARADE OF 62 ASSISTANT OFFICERS 11 AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.

+AS OFFICERS OF THE PRISONS DEPARTMENTS YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING TASK IN OUR CHANGING SOCIETY, HE SAID.

+THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY PEOPLE ARE SENT TO PRISON OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS,+ HE ADDED, +BUT WHATEVER THE REASONS BEHIND CUSTODIAL SENTENCES IT IS YOU WHO HAVE TO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK.+

MR. BRISTOW POINTED OUT THAT THE PRISON SERVICE IN HONG KONG WAS AN EXPANDING ONE AND THE NUMBER OF PRISON INSTITUTIONS WAS

INCREASING STEADILY.

HE TOLD THE OFFICERS: +IF YOU ARE PREPARED TO WORK HARD AND TO STUDY YOUR PROFESSION, THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTION ARE VERY GOOD AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE THE MOST OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES.+