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CSD TO HOST 13TH APCCA

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1993

THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS TO HOST THE 13TH ASIAN & PACIFIC OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE (APCCA) SCHEDULED TO BE HELD BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15 AND 20 AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES MULTI-PURPOSE HALL IN CENTRAL.

THE CONFERENCE, WHICH IS HELD IN THE REGION YEARLY, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS IN THE REGION ΤΟ GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES AND PROBLEMS THROUGH SINCERE AND FRANK EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AND SHARING OF EXPERIENCES AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FURTHER IMPROVEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES AND MEANS OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE REGION.

THIS YEAR'S APCCA WILL BE THE BIGGEST EVER HELD. SOME 70 DELEGATES REPRESENTING 22 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND TWO ORGANISATIONS WILL ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.

FOR A SECOND TIME IN 13 YEARS, HONG KONG HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF HOSTING THE APCCA.

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THE FIRST TIME WAS HELD IN THE TERRITORY IN 1980 FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND THEN PRISONS DEPARTMENT IN HONG KONG.

IT WAS THEN ATTENDED BY SENIOR CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS FROM 14 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES IN THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC REGION.

SINCE THEN, THE CONFERENCE HAD MET IN THAILAND, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA AND CHINA. LAST YEAR, THE APCCA WAS HELD

IN ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE "RIGHTS AND TREATMENT OF UNCONVICTED PRISONERS" "THE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENDERS", "PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR CORRECTIONS" AND "INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION FOR CORRECTIONS"

A FULL PROGRAMME OF VISITS TO VARIOUS TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG,WILL BE ARRANGED DURING THE CONFERENCE. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE COMPILED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AFTER THE CONFERENCE.

THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE OFFICIATED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES MULTI-PURPOSE HALL ON NOVEMBER 15 (MONDAY) AT 8.45 AM.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY ΤΟ BE AM ON NOVEMBER 15 AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE ANNEX, CENTRAL.

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