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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1982

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CORRECTIONAL SERVICES PROGRAMMES SUCCESSFUL

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MANY PENAL SYSTEM IN THE WORLD CANNOT RIVAL THE SUCCESS RATES FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES RUN BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE VISITING DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE PRISON SERVICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, MR DENNIS TREVELYAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HE SAID IT WAS A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT THAT 66 PER CENT OF ALL INMATES RELEASED FROM TRAINING CENTRES, 94 PER CENT FROM DETENTION CENTRES AND 67 PER CENT FROM DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES DID NOT COMMIT ANY FURTHER OFFENCE DURING THE PERIOD THEY WERE UNDER SUPERVISION.

MR TREVELYAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF RECRUIT OFFICERS AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY, AT WHICH HE WAS THE INSPECTING OFFICER.

ON PARADE WERE 11 OFFICERS AND 157 ASSISTANT OFFICERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED THEIR SIX-MONTH BASIC TRAINING. HE ALSO PRESENTED SILVER WHISTLES TO THE TWO BEST ALL-ROUND RECRUITS, MR WONG YAU-SHING AND MISS LEUNG PUI-FONG.

HAVING DISCUSSED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT IN PENAL AFFAIRS, MR TREVELYAN SAID HE WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES WHICH HAD A LOT TO TEACH THE WORLD.+ HE WAS ALSO IMPRESSED BY THE TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS IN HONG KONG INCLUDING INITIAL AND DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.

MR TREVELYAN POINTED OUT THAT IN THE U.K. SYSTEM, ONLY DISCIPLINED OFFICERS WEAR UNIFORM AND THOSE IN COMMAND, GOVERNORS AND THE PRISONS BOARD, DO NOT. THEREFORE HE WAS DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE PARADE WITH EVERYONE IN UNIFORM WHICH TESTIFIES TO THE DISCIPLINE AND UNITY+ OF HONG KONG'S CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.

96 FIRE OFFICERS AND MEN RECEIVE LONG SERVICE MEDALS

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A TOTAL OF 96 OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENTED WITH MEDALS AND CLASPS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY AT THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN JAVA ROAD, NORTH POINT TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AMONG THE RECIPIENTS WAS SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER MR K. AYLWARD WHO WAS AWARDED THE 2ND CLASP OF THE COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADES LONG SERVICE MEDAL BY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER, MR JOHN MARCH. MR AYLWARD HAS COMPLETED 30 YEARS' SERVICE.

MR MARCH ALSO PRESENTED A RETIRED ASSISTANT DIVISIONAL OFFICER, A PRINCIPAL FIREMAN AND A SENIOR FIREMAN WITH THE FIRST CLASP TO THE IR MEDALS FOR 25 YEARS' SERVICE.

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