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Our reference! PBN/75 316/6/2 Your reference: HKK 383/3

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13 October 1977

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T. J. David Esc.,

Hong Kong and General Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, LONDON SW1

K 383 383

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17 OCT 1977

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Dear Mr David,

Hong Kong: Community Service Orders

You wrote to Mr Watts on 16 August enclosing an enquiry from the Government of Hong Kong about community service by offenders. am sorry for the delay in replying.

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As Hong Kong recognise in their comparative analysis of community service arrangements in England and Wales and those they proposed, there seem to be considerable variations between the two due in large

This part to differences in the local cultures and social conditions. must reduce the value of our practice and experience as a guide to Hong Kong when establishing arrangements, but I hope that our answers to the questions contained in paragraph three of the Hong Kong brief will be of some help. The questions are answered separately in the enclosed note. The Home Office Research Unit"Community Service Assessed in 1976" is enclosed as well as a copy of the digest of statistics for the period 1 April 1975-31 March 1976, and progress

We refer in returns covering the period 1 April 1976-31 March 1977. some of our replies to these documents, and to other documents which we have previously sent for Hong Kong's information.

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Yours sincerely,

Hathory

MISS P M STRONG

Probation and After-care Department