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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1988

MAXIMUM THREE-YEAR DETENTION PERIOD PROPOSED

FOR YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS THE SECRETARY FOR CHAU, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVR

A MAXIMUM THREE-YEAR DETENTION PERIOD IS SUFFICIENTLY LONG FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING,

THE HON T.H. HEALTH AND WELFARE, COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ON

EFFECT

FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL

"PROLONGED DETENTION HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE NO POSITIVE

ARISING PROBLEMS

OFFENDERS

AND

CAN

STRESS, HE SAID.

CAUSE

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE

REFORMATORY

SCHOOLS

PROBLEMS

(AMENDMENT) BILL 1988, MR CHAU SAID THE MEASURE SOUGHT TO UPDATE THE REFORMATORY SCHOOLS ORDINANCE TO DEAL WITH CERTAIN PRACTICAL

IN APPLICATION.

PRESENT, AT

A

YOUNG

OFFENDER

REFORMATORY SCHOOL FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN

MIGHT BE

DETAINED ONE YEAR

IN AND NOT

A

MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.

"DURING THIS

PERIOD,

AN

PROGRAMME WHICH IS INTENDED

OFFENDER AND IN HIS BEHAVIOUR,

TO

I

OFFENDER UNDERGOES PRODUCE BENEFICIAL MR CHAU SAID.

A TRA1 JING IN CHANGES

THE

AMENDMENT PROPOSED WAS TO CHANGE

THE

FOUND ΤΟ BE

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT

MAXIMUM LENGTH OF SENTENCE FROM FIVE TO THREE YEARS, HE SAID.

THE OTHER MAIN CHANGE RELATED TO YOUNG OFFENDERS DRUG-ADDICTED.

REFER

PROVISION FOR THE COURT TO "AT PRESENT, THERE IS NO

OF REFORMATORY SCHOOLS ΤΟ A DRUG-ADDICTED INMATES

DRUG-ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE," HE SAID.

"THE BILL PROPOSES A NEW PROVISION TO ENABLE THE COURT TO SUCH A STEP," HE SAID.

MR CHAU SAID ANOTHER PROPOSED

TERM "INCORRIGIBLE"

BY THE MORE

TAKE

AMENDMENT WAS то REPLACE THE

ACCURATE

FURTHER TRAINING IN A REFORMATORY SCHOOL".

ΤΟ AMEND THE

PHRASE

"UNSUITABLE FOR

DEFINITION OF "YOUTHFUL

ΤΟ CERTIFY YOUNG

A FURTHER CHANGE WAS OFFENDER" TO ENABLE THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFAKE OFFENDERS OF 16 AND 17 AS UNSUITABLE FOR FURTHER TRAINING.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED,