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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1981

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PRISON OFFICERS PROMOTED

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THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR THOMAS GARNER, ANNOUNCED THE PROMOTION OF 121 PRISON OFFICERS DURING THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL STAFF DINNER LAST (FRIDAY) NIGHT.

THE OFFICERS WERE PROMOTED FROM ASSISTANT OFFICER II TO ASSISTANT OFFICER I, EFFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING OF APRIL.

AMONG THOSE PROMOTED WAS MR CHAN KAM-SHING WHO BECAME DISABLED DUE TO INJURY SUSTAINED ON DUTY IN 1978. SINCE THEN, HE HAS BEEN WORK ING FROM A WHEELCHAIR IN THE COMMUNICATION ROOM AT VICTORIA PRISON.

COMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO SIX OFFICERS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE. THEY ARE ASS ISTANT OFFICERS, MESSRS YU YUK-TONG, CHOI KWAI-FAI, LAU YAU-FOOK, WONG YAT-TONG AND LO CHIU-LAM- AND OFFICE ASSISTANT, MR LAW YIU-HOI.

MR YU WAS COMMENDED FOR PROMOTING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ACTIVITIES IN STANLEY PRISON HOSPITAL. HIS EFFORTS HAD WIDENED THE RANGE OF INTERESTS OPEN TO PATIENTS, INCLUDING PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PRISONERS.

MR CHOI WAS PRAISED FOR HIS ALERTNESS AND PUBLIC SPIRITED ACTION IN APPREHENDING A PERSON SUSPECTED OF SHOPLIFTING IN CENTRAL WHILE HE WAS OFF DUTY.

MR GARNER ALSO PRESENTED THE COMMISSIONER'S CUP FOR BEST PERFORMANCE AT THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL PARADE TO THE STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AND THE PRESIDENT'S CUP TO TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN AS THE BEST CONTINGENT AT THE CEREMONIAL PARADE OF THE PRESENTATION OF CLASPS TO THE COLONIAL PRISON SERVICE MEDAL.

AT THE SAME TIME, MRS GARNER PRESENTED CUPS FOR THE BEST STALLS AT THE AUTUMN FAIR TO PIK UK PRISON AND HE LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE.

THE MEETING WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 1 200 STAFF MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

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