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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1990

THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL

SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, DAVID THAT MORE

WHO ACCOMPANIED THE GOVERNOR ON HIS VISIT, TOLD SIR THAN 1,400 INMATES HAD TAKEN PART IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS SINCE 1979.

THEY HAD A PASS RATE OF 85 PER CENT, OVER 500 INMATES DISTINCTIONS AND ABOUT 200 OBTAINED CREDITS.

AT THE PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, THAT YOUNG PRISONERS

VOCATIONAL HALF-DAY

ACHIEVED

THE GOVERNOR LEARNED HALF-DAY SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENT'S

ARE REQUIRED

TRAINING

ΤΟ ATTEND AS PART OF THE

REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.

TO THEIR THE INMATES ARE PLACED IN EDUCATION CLASSES RELATIVE

CLASSES PROVIDED FOR THEM PREVIOUS ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT. VOCATIONAL

SKILLS IN CARPENTRY, ARE GEARED TO BOTH TRAINING AND ACTUAL WORKING

AND TELEVISION REPAIRS, ELECTRONICS TAILORING, LAUNDRY, RADIO BOOK-BINDING.

PIK

PRISON,

SIR

DAVID

AND

WATCHED

THE IN EAST

OF

UK DURING HIS TOUR OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTION'S LAUNDRY, WHICH IS THE LARGEST ASIA AND HAS A MAXIMUM OUTPUT OF 16,000 KILOGRAMS PER DAY.

ENGAGED IN A ALL PRISONERS IN THE MEDIUM SECURITY PRISON ARE

TRADES AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY VARIETY OF HIGH PRODUCTIVE

AND CLEANING BEACHES SERVICES SUCH AS ROAD BUILDING, GRASS CUTTING, AND PICNIC AREAS.

EDUCATION

BY

CLASSES, STAFF OF

THE GOVERNOR ALSO NOTED THAT EVENING ADULT WHICH ARE ATTENDED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, ARE CONDUCTED THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

AUSTRALIAN MINISTER VISITS CSD

* *

THE MINISTER

FOR

CORRECTIVE

AUSTRALIA, MR MICHAEL YABSLEY, TODAY

VISIT TO THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

NEW SERVICES, (THURSDAY)

SOUTH STARTED A

WALES, TWO-DAY

SERVICES,

MANAGEMENT

AND

HEADQUARTERS. CORRECTIONAL

HE FIRST CALLED ON THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL

DEPARTMENT'S THE MORNING AT WA-SHEK, THIS MR CHAN

ON VIEWS THEY EXCHANGED PROGRAMMES FOR INMATES.

PRISON

MR YABSLEY THEN WENT TO HEI LING CHAU DRUG ADDICTION

TO LEARN MORE CENTRE AND LAI SUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TREATMENT AND YOUNG OFFENDER PROGRAMMES.

TREATMENT

ABOUT

THE

TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN, TAI LAM LAM PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE TOMORROW.

HE WILL VISIT PIK UK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, PIK

INSTITUTION CORRECTIONAL

UK PRISON,

AND SIU

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