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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1983

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GOVERNOR INSPECTS PRISONS

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THREE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO SEE AT FIRST HAND THE WORK OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER.

SIR EDWARD FIRST WENT TO STANLEY PRISON, AND INSPECTED THE ACCOMMODATION FOR PRISONERS, INCLUDING THE SEGREGATION UNIT AND THE AREA WHERE PRISONERS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH ARE NORMALLY DETAINED.

HE TOURED THE KITCHEN, HOSPITAL, AND SAW PRISONERS AT WORK IN THE PRINTING, ENVELOPE MAKING, SHOE MAKING, CARPENTRY, GARMENT MAKING AND SILK-SCREENING WORKSHOPS.

HE ALSO VISITED THE RADIO AND TELEVISION WORKSHOP AND SPOKE WITH THE PRISONERS WHO HAD RECENTLY SAT FOR THE CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXAMINATIONS.

HE ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT A NEW WORKSHOP COMPLEX DUE TO BE COMPLETED NEXT MONTH.

SIR EDWARD THEN VISITED TUNG TAU CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND SAW THE VARIOUS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE DORMITORY, HOSPITAL KITCHEN, DINING HALL, TAILORING AND CARPENTRY WORKSHOPS, AND THE CHAPEL.

THE GOVERNOR CONCLUDED HIS VISIT AT TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS, WHERE HE WAS JOINED BY LADY YOUDE.

TOGETHER, SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE INSPECTED THE CENTRE AND SAW THE GIRLS ATTENDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING CLASSES IN TAILORING, HAIRDRESSING, ENGLISH AND CHINESE TYPING, EMBROIDERING, COOKING AND DOMESTIC SCIENCE. THEY ALSO SAW OTHER GIRLS HAVING LESSONS IN THE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES.

SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE STAYED FOR LUNCH AT THE CENTRE'S TRAINING RESTAURANT. THEY HAD A MEAL PREPARED AND COOKED BY THE DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS AND SERVED BY GIRLS UNDER TRAINING FOR THE CATERING SERVICE.

THE VISIT ENDED WITH SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE COMPLIMENTING THE GIRLS FOR THEIR COOKING AND SERVING SKILLS.

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