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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987

SCHEMES FOR PRISONERS MAJOR STEPS FORWARD

THE

SUPERVISION

AND

SCHEME PRISONERS ARE MAJOR STEPS

SYSTEM FOR

UNDER FOR REHABILITATIVE

RELEASE EMPLOYMENT SCHEME COMPREHENSIVE

THE PRE-RELEASE

A TOWARDS OFFENDERS, THE HON CHAN

YING-LUN, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

OF

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MR CHAN SAID THESE WERE THE VIEWS OF OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS AND AS A MEMBER THE COMMITTEE HE FULLY ENDORED THEIR VIEWS.

HE SAID

THE

COMMITTEE

FELT

THAT THE SCHEMES

PROVIDED

AN

THE

ADJUSTMENT PROCESS TO HELP PRISONERS WHO HAD BEEN KEPT AWAY FROM EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT FOR SOME TIME TO RE-INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY.

THE CAUTIOUSLY, AND A STIMULANT TO

"AS LONG AS THE SCREENING PROCESS IS DONE SCHEMES PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR REHABILITATION STRENGTHEN PRISONERS' WILL TO LEAD A NEW LIFE AND TO STRIVE FOR IT."

HE SAID SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

SCHEMES DEPENDED ON

THREE FACTORS:

MADE BY THE (1) INTENSIVE AND APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT MUST BE

APPLICATION. THE RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION BOARD ON EVERY

THE SCHEMES MUST BE GUIDELINES AND RULES FOR

CAREFULLY

LAID DOWN.

VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PRISONER UNDER REVIEW SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN GREAT DETAIL.

THE

(2) SUPPORT

FROM GOVERNMENT:

FROM APART

SAME

IS

TIME PROVIDE

ESSENTIAL

SUPPORT.

FOR

THE CORRECTIONAL

SUPPLY ADEQUATE

THE

SUCCESSFUL

SERVICES DEPARTMENT, OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS MUST AT THE

OF

RESOURCES

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEMES.

(3) SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC: BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF THE

WILL BE

SEVERELY RESTRICTED

THE AND SUPPORT FROM ACCEPTANCE PRISONERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT BEFORE THAY WOULD BE GRANTED EARLY

NECESSARY TO OFFERING JOBS.

HAVE

IF

SCHEMES

DO THEY

NOT RECEIVE

THE PUBLIC.

FACT THAT

IT RELEASE MAKES SUPPORTING THE SCHEMES BY

SOCIETY'S

то READINESS

CONTRIBUTE

EMPLOYERS

MR CHAN ALSO CONVEYED THE ITS ASSISTANCE TO THE SCHEMES,

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