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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1980

HOWEVER HE STRESSED THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE ALTERNATIVE WAS, THE STANDARD OF WORK MUST BE MAINTAINED SO AS TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE TO THE CLIENTS.

HE SAID THE DEMAND ON THE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED BECAME EVEN HIGHER - - TO CONCENTRATE DIRECT SERVICES IN MORE COMPLICATED SITUATIONS AND PROVIDE MORE GUIDANCE TO THE UNTRAINED,

+WHILE WE CERTAINLY DO NOT WISH TO DILUTE THE QUALITY OF WORK OF THE PROFESSIONAL, WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY UNDER PRESSURE TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF THE LESS FORTUNATE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE TO GO ON LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FULFIL ALL OUR COMMITMENTS, HE SAID.

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS APPOINTED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR T.G. GARNER, TODAY ANNOUNCED THE PROMOTION OF MR CHAN WA-SHEK TO THE RANK OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS - THE NUMBER TWO POST IN THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.

MR CHAN, AGED 49, HAS BEEN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS SINCE 1978. HE JOINED THE DEPARTMENT AS A +WARDER+ ON LEAVING SCHOOL IN 1951 AND WAS PROMOTED TO OFFICER RANK FIVE YEARS LATER.

IN 1966, HE BEGAN TO SPECIALISE IN THE TRAINING OF YOUNG OFFENDERS AND HIS FIRST OPERATIONAL COMMAND WAS AS THE CHIEF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE THEN SHEK PIK TRAINING CENTRE (NOW THE SHA TSUI DETENTION CENTRE).

HE LATER HELPED TO ADMINISTER THE VERY SUCCESSFUL DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND HAD BEEN THE SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF THE TAI LAM DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE. HE HAD ALSO BEEN THE PRINCIPAL OF THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT IN 1976 AND WAS POSTED TO HEADQUARTERS CONCENTRATING ON REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS AND CONVICTED DRUG ADDICTS.

DURING HIS CAREER, MR CHAN ATTENDED A NUMBER OF COURSES AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ON SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK.

IN 1972, HE ATTENDED THE MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING COURSE AT THE PRISONS SERVICE STAFF COLLEGE IN ENGLAND, AND LATER OBTAINED A POST SECONDARY COLLEGE DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AT SHUE YAN COLLEGE IN HONG KONG. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE READ CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO TAKING A MASTER DEGREE,

HE WAS AWARDED THE COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDAL IN 1969 AND THE FIRST CLASP TO THE MEDAL IN 1976.

MR CHAN