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FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1978

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18 ASSISTANT PRISON OFFICERS RECEIVE TRAINING CERTIFICATES

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THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR. TOM ECOB, TODAY PRESENTED TRAINING CERTIFICATES TO 18 RECRUIT ASSISTANT OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED ONE YEAR TRAINING.

AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT STANLEY STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, MR. ECOB WARNED THE NEW OFFICERS THAT MOST OF THEIR WORK IS CARRIED OUT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, AND RARELY SEEN BY THE PUBLIC, ADDING +THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU WILL BE IN THE PUBLIC EYE+,

HE STRESSED THAT IT WAS ESSENTIAL THAT OFFICERS CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A MANNER THAT WOULD NOT BRING THE SERVICE INTO DISREPUTE.

QUOTING HIS OWN SERVICE EXPERIENCE OF OVER 30 YEARS, MR. ECOB ADVISED THE OFFICERS +TO ASK, SEEK ADVICE AND ACCEPT CRITICISM+.

STRESSING THE IR. RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMMUNITY, THE GOVERNMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT, HE HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY THE JUNIOR STAFF CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL IN THE INTRODUCTION OF MANY IMPROVEMENTS TO STAFF WORKING CONDITIONS, METHODS OF TREATMENT, AND IN THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES FROM MEMBERS OF THE STAFF.

+REMEMBER, THE COUNCIL WORKS FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU+, SAID MR. ECOB.

COMMENTING ON THE CAREER OF PRISON OFFICERS, MR. ECOB STRESSED THAT PROMOTION PROSPECTS IN THE DEPARTMENT ARE NOW EXCELLENT, AND WILL IMPROVE IN THE FUTURE AS BUILDING AND METHODS OF TREATMENT PLANS ARE IMPLEMENTED.

+YOU WILL BE AMPLY REWARDED FOR THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION YOU PUT INTO THIS VERY WORTHWHILE CAREER WHICH YOU HAVE CHOSEN+.

THE ONE YEAR PERIOD OF TRAINING INCLUDES SEVEN MONTHS OF FIELD WORK AND FIVE MONTHS INTENSIVE CLASSROOM COACHING AT THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE.

THE NEWLY QUALIFIED ASSISTANT OFFICERS I RECEIVING THE TRAINING CERTIFICATES FROM MR. ECOB WERE: KWONG SIU-KIE, 22, POON CHI-MING, 22, LIU CHI-KUEN, 21, LAW YIU-TUNG, 25, TONG WA1-K!, 24, LUI KA-KI, 22, LEE WAI-YEE, 26, YIP KIM-WING, 26, TAM WAI-BUN, 21, HUI WING-SUM, 21, MA YING-LOK, 27, LAI POK-WA1, 20, CHUN KWOK-YAU, 23, LEE YUK-WAH, 22, CHENG HANG-SANG, 23, WONG WAH-LOK, 23, L1 SHEK- HUNG, 19 AND CHEUNG CHI-CHEUNG, 27.

THEY WILL BE POSTED TO VARIOUS PRISONS AND INSTITUTIONS ON MONDAY (JULY 3).

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