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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1982

THAI OFFICIALS VISIT INSTITUTIONS

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ELEVEN SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THAILAND'S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS AND THE MAXIMUM SECURITY STANLEY PRISON.

THE GROUP, ON A FOUR-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT HERE, WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DPARTMENT'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS.

THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED ON THEIR VISIT BY THE DEPARTMENT'S PRODUCTION MANAGER, SUPERINTENDENT CHUN CHAK-LAM. THEY SAW THE VARIOUS FACILITIES IN THE INSTITUTIONS AND WERE BRIEFED ON THE PROGRAMMES PROVIDED.

TOMORROW, THEY WILL VISIT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS, PIK UK PRISON AND ITS NEWLY-BUILT LAUNDRY BEFORE RETURNING TO BANGKOK ON SUNDAY.

GARNER TO LECTURE IN JAPAN

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THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, WILL LEAVE FOR JAPAN ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 5) TO LECTURE AT A UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE AS A VISITING EXPERT.

THE THREE-MONTH COURSE, ORGANISED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ASIA AND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFEI), WILL START ON SEPTEMBER 7.

THE THEME OF THE COURSE WILL BE ON +IMPROVEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS+.

IN HIS LECTURE, MR GARNER WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS.

ABOUT 40 PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN THE REGION WILL ATTEND THE COURSE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

TWO SENIOR OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT, SENIOR SUPT. ISH BHAGAT AND SUPT. FUNG KWAN-YUET WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE COURSE.

UNAFEI WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1961, AS A RESULT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN TO PROMOTE REGIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CRIME PREVENTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE THROUGH TRAINING AND RESEARCH.

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