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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1984

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AND THE MORRISON HILL INSTITUTE WILL ALSO BE HOLDING TWO OPEN DAYS, ON MARCH 3 AND 5.

ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 7), THE KWAI CHUNG INSTITUTE WILL BE ORGANISING ANOTHER SKILLS COMPETITION IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR ITS OPEN DAY.

STUDENTS FROM NEARBY AREAS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND CAREERS TALKS HELD AT KWAI CHUNG ON THAT DAY.

+THE IDEA IS TO ENABLE FORM THREE LEAVERS TO UNDERSTAND BETTER THE NATURE OF COURSES OFFERED BY TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND CAREER PROSPECTS IN INDUSTRIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE HAKING WONG INSTITUTE WILL HOLD ITS OPEN DAY ON MARCH 9.

AND ON MARCH 16 (FRIDAY), THE KWUN TONG INSTITUTE WILL BE HOLDING ITS OPEN DAY, FEATURING ITS ANNUAL FASHION SHOW.

JAPANESE OFFICIALS SEE PRISON FACILITIES

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TWO OFFICIALS FROM JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF JUSTICE VISITED THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SEE ITS STAFF TRAINING FACILITIES AND PRISON INDUSTRIES.

AFTER A DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR THOMAS GARNER, ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR TERUMI OBATA, CORRECTIONAL SPECIALIST FROM JAPAN'S BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, IN CHARGE OF PRISON INDUSTRY AND MR MASAKAZU YASUKI, PROFESSOR, TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL, WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT STANLEY.

THERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE VARIOUS STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND SHOWN THE TRAINING FACILITIES.

THEY NEXT TOURED STANLEY PRISON AND SAW PRISONERS WORKING IN THE GARMENT-MAKING, CARPENTRY, SILK-SCREENING, PRINTING, ENVELOPE-MAKING, SHOE-MAKING, AND RADIO AND TELEVISION REPAIR WORKSHOPS.

THE VISITORS THEN WENT TO TAI TAM GAP CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS, WHERE THEY SAW YOUNG OFFENDERS RECEIVING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND ATTENDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES.

TOMORROW, THEY WILL VISIT THE NEWLY-BUILT SHEK PIK PRISON, SHA TSUI DETENTION CENTRE AND THE PIK UK PRISON LAUNDRY.

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