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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Prisons Ordinance (Chapter 234)

HKK 383/1

RECEIVE

PRISONS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1986

AND

PRISON (AMENDMENT) RULES 1986

REGISTRY

2 0 JUN 1986

PA

REGISTRY

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Introduction

(a)

The purpose of this memorandum is to seek approval

for the introduction into the Legislative Council of the Prisons (Amendment) Bill 1986, at Annex A; and

A

(b)

in principle, for the

B

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making of the Prison

(Amendment) Rules 1986, at Annex B.

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the

The Bill and rules make provision for establishment of a Prisoners' Welfare Fund to be administered in line with the Correctional Services Department Welfare Fund as provided for under section 22 of the principal Ordinance and Part VI of the Prison Rules. The rules also make provision for an increase in the frequency at which a prisoner is permitted to send letters.

Background

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At present

prisoners'

welfare donations are administered under a

cumbersome and inefficient system. Donations are credited to a deposit account held by the Director of Accounting Services and disbursements charged to expenditure account under the Correctional Services Department Head of Expenditure. Each month a sum equivalent to that which has been disbursed from the expenditure subhead is transferred from the deposit account to general revenue.

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For a number of years it has been the practice to give the expenditure subhead a ceiling of $100,000 for each financial year. If the proposed expenditure in any one year is greater than $100,000, and provided that it

and provided that it can be covered by funds in the deposit account, approval has to be sought for supplementary provision to the appropriate expenditure subhead in order that the sum in excess of $100,000 can be spent.

DECTDICTEN ZA÷IA