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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5,

1993

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CSD ABLE TO MEET CHALLENGES: SIR DAVID FORD

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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, TODAY (FRIDAY) COMMENDED THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CSD) FOR BEING ABLE TO MANAGE ΤΟ PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, DESPITE 1TS STRAINS ON BOTH ACCOMMODATION AND MANPOWER.

OFFICIATING AT CSD'S ANNUAL INSPECTION, SIR DAVID HOPED THAT THE PRESSURE FACED BY THE DEPARTMENT WOULD GRADUALLY EASE WITH THE RUN DOWN IN THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANT POPULATION IN THE TERRITORY.

**THE WAY SHOULD THEN BE CLEAR FOR YOU TO MANPOWER AND OTHER RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH OVERCROWDING, HE SAID.

RELEASE

FACILITIES, PROBLEMS SUCH AS

SIR DAVID SAID 1992 WAS ANOTHER DIFFICULT YEAR FOR CSD.

PRISON

"YOU HAVE TO COPE WITH CONTINUED PROBLEMS OF OVERCROWDING WHICH HAVE BEEN FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE IMPRISONMENT OF MORE HIGH-RISK OFFENDERS," HE SAID.

ADDING ON TOP WAS THE MANAGEMENT OF MOST OF VIETNAMESE

MIGRANTS.

ON FUTURE PLANS, HE SAID CSD WAS PREPARED TO CONVERT SOMB VIETNAMESE CAMPS BACK INTO PENAL INSTITUTIONS, DRAW UP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ΤΟ UPGRADE AND EXPAND PRISON FACILITIES, AND INITIATE A NUMBER OF REVIEWS OF POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES RELATING ΤΟ REHABILITATION.

"I AM CONFIDENT THAT THESE MEASURES WILL HELP ENSURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO COPE WITH THE MOUNTING PRESSURE ARISING FROM EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST ORGANISED AND SERIOUS CRIME AND OUR INCREASED EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION," HE ADDED.

WITH UNFAILING DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY, ESPRIT DE CORPS AND THE ABILITY TO COPE WITH UNUSUAL COMMITMENTS AND UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS, SIR DAVID WAS CONFIDENT THAT CSD WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES THAT LAY AHEAD AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT MET THE NEEDS OF BOTH OFFENDERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

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