1937-12-15 — Page 19

IMPERATIVE NEED FOR H. K. PRISON REFORMS

(Continued from page 1.3

Jongkong oro given a comparatively caay time and it is our fixed opinion that a tightening up of discipline on thla side is necessary and would have

varics from 19.00 to $7.00 per month, and It is

clear therefore that the present cost of rationing prisoners in the Hongkong prisons is excessive, Singapore reports that the highest average dially cost of Chinese

rationa

prisonera

(Singapore),

this

14.15 Cents

be

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

diet, Light Labour, 'ls amply sumcient bought cheaply it might be taken by for the most exhausting hard labour junk direct to the Guol for cutting that can at present be inflicted and und splitting and then sold by con- no alteration in this resocut is retract. The immense amount of fallan quired.

damaged timber due to the typhoon might possibly be thus utilized. A further suggestion has been made to

LABOUR

Stanley

Our experience as Visling Justlers attended to, that the rations should be/4 days and that a man actually | We suggest that this matter should

for

the

zoners.

Fin

Of

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DECEMBER

15, 1937.

methods of the Canton Provincial Prison we are of the opinion that auch an "Internment Camp" could be effelently and economically run under. Chinese Guarda, -

not appear

would be that in

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

We might summarise our conclu- slond in the following form. We consider that the moral, mental, phy- sleal, and economic conditions of the in the average Chinese prisoners by from those of the average prisoner prisons of 11ongkung differ so radical-

In a prison in Great Britain that too rigid and literal an adherence to con- ditfons and regulations applying at Home would defeat the ubject desirea that the dietary supplied should be It is of course recognised by us sufficient to maintain the average

It la

We would however auggest that the time and labour of our local Police We were informed that

of 354 Us, that prison Inbour might very Courts and prison administration We learned with some astonishment prisoners sentenced to hard labour protably be employed on the grow-inight very well be helved by such a has the nong of dering adopted only one could be guld to be doing in the prisoners Bees to be used departure. Incidentally a final curul by Hongkong prisons kalutary effect. We realise that many years been by ration, and for?ard Inbour. The Principal Warder in the prisoners' diets. It In weary to thin

for in charge of Industries

believe onerally accepted that veget-hawking

cases would the maintenance of such discipline approximately 20 years has been Prison Informed us that there was of the vitamins necessary for health the arguments of the Hon. Inspector in able foods contain a large proportion Follee case books which in spite of will be difficult until such time as obtained by a contractor under the fact to such thing hard labour, separate cells shall be available but sign of Hon Kee. We endeavoured only industrial labour, and when we at a more concentrated form than is General of Police we feel may have consider that an effort at least should to discover who this contractor Was came over to inquire into this we otherwise obtainable, and although something to do with the abnormal be made in this direction. For ex-but could only find an office in Con- discovered that a man doing so-called the ground in the immediate vicinity excess of pelly prosecutions, We ample inure stringent punishment | naught Read with one clerk in attend-hard labour to the boul-shop sutis-be specially, suitable for such pro-

tis-of Stunicy Prison does not appear to would further suggest that beggars should be given for failure to carry ance whe professed to know nothing led requirements if he turned out

and such like might well be included out an allotted task, for laziness, or about it. We are of the opinion that pair of leather Chinese slippers induce, there may be ground not far is such a system

off which could be made available. making frivolous

matter should promptly complainis.

works for 01 hours day only, ex be invealgated by the Botanicul and has more than once, led us to believe contracted for by weight and that cluding breaks for exercise und con- Forestry Department. that sufficiently stern action has not muln items by weight be put up

Is that hardest work been taken with malingerers and to separate tender.

Kee. The In considering the diets we have led task is 1 sq. ft. of coir mat per making coir mats where the stipulni-

INTERNMENT CAMP FOR malcontenta.

HAWKERS SUGGESTED We would further suggest that the recourse to the recommendation of day. It was noticeable that Pr. War- practice of leaving, fights on until the Diet Committee established in der Angley avoided as far as

ponsible This discussion of 8.30 every evening should be stopped 1931. Apparently Prof. L. T. Ride. telling us what were the actual tanks under, which sentences are carried the conditions and that all lights in the prison cella though then in

in the Colony, was not he expected per

diem of the pri-out does not however should be turned put at not later thonit member of Unis Committee

du much to therefore submitted the existing diets 15 hours after sunset.

affeel the principal problem, ie, the On inquiry among local boot mak-flow of short sentence prisoners to With regard to returned banshees Chatman of the Nutrition

to sheets lin in his

his capacity ካ።

Committee

the Gaol. It is a fact that in July the Ing contractors we discovered that in the undergoing sentence of imprisonment,

116) ordinary boolmaker working on a

total population of the Gaol was some we are of the opinion that these mens comments thereon are attach-enntract would be expected to turn 2,600 and the number of hinwiters in having been in a sense outlawed . From these it is clear that fout two pairs per man per day, and of Magistrate sold tlul so far as prisoner its a decent state of health

Carol

at that time was 1,400. The should not be granted any privileges ti

existing scates of diets are generous, it seems improbable that the re-

excessive, when rerving fentence for returning mentale sere, and that radijust-mainder of the tmiks ret us inhour to lus knew very few of those hawkers whilst undergoing the type of labour from banishment, except

be made well

his sentence. of the Medlea ut damage and still further reduce the prisoners is any more exacting would have a sentence of more than demanded by authority

nature we considered that this side 7 days, 10 days being the maximum. necessary for him to have a sufficiency that is to say that they should" cast at mumtenance. We would of prison administration should de-

The Chairman of the Urban Coun- of rest and leisure, but it does not be subjected to the strictest discipline, specially draw attention to Dr. Hide's finitely be tightened up. This should ell, Han, Inspecter General of Police follow that his requirements corres the minimum scale of diet and be bought in bulk, unhulled, and that boot-making, that making and the the point that they did not regard prisoner in an English climate. For

the rice should be be easy as printing, book-binding. that

and his Officers,

cers, were quite elear on pond with those of an English Etanted no remission marks, We con- the daily ration should be hulled on like, but there remain a number of hawkers as criminals but as nuisances this reason we recomment that (a) alder essential that these men should be kept in separate cells.

the spot by a prison labourer, thereby prisoners who are at present, to all and merely wished to keep them off the standard of discipline be tighten- ensuring (a) better storage of the intents and purposes, unemployable, the streets. It is also a fact acknow grain, and (b) less likelihood of lose, short, sentence prisoners, skilled ledged by all those who have any be entirely reorganised, (e) that the ed, (b) that the system of feeding Tot tie essentint vitamins.

in no trade and unwilling to learn. thing to do with this problem that prisoners where possible should be On Investigating the question of In view of Die fact that the Chief These comprise what is known as No, economie, and other diet, we were at once struck by the Warder stated there was no

conditions in made to earn their keep by perform- hard10 Party, which of course varies from China provide a continual source of ing an amount of labour at least extremely high cost of the prison labour" because no seale of hard day to day in numbers.

supply for here nuisances, but it is commensurate with the cost diets. These are tendered for by labour

their Wins Tajl down by the ration and It appears that the present Governor in Council, we suggest that fuift their allotted tasks we suggest of

For these

and others who refuse to our opinion that the present method fourt, and (d) that an effort be made of ratios 12 existente of a hurd indequate and inspielent

with them is cumbersome, to separate hawkers, at least, and

deal per diem or about $13.00 per month diet is an anomaly which should be the form of stone-breaking and/or the

with them apart from criminal prison- per head.

We cannot at this stage den? This Committee caused

They are not criminals removed and therefore that for

and there-ers, careful inquiries to be made amongst prisoners of each race one standarding and splitting of logs for Bre-fore should not be treated as such.with the entire lack of reformallve

wood. An abundance of sultable They are nuisances

treatment in the Hongkong Prisons. local firms employing large numbers diet only should be used and this stone

therefore to hand on the should be kept off the streets. It is lies rendy

Mr. Churn and I cannot of local labourers on hard manual should only be varied by order of the Stanley Peninsula to be used for this our considered opinion that special report without an expression of conclude work, amonget Chinese of the better Mealea Offleer. We art informed ¦ purpuse: paid clerical class, and amongst that Class II diets are given to pri- Works Department show that the cost by something

Inquiries from the Public provision should be made for them deep regret of the death of Mr. T. A. Chinese Pollce

Michell who was appointed a mem- of the type Constables messes soner, in the case of Europeans after of transport of the broken stone from į "Internment Camp" with the proviso which are self run,

ber of this Committee with us. These investiga three months, in the case of Indians the prison to various points on the that they should be made to car faithfully a very careful investigation, Until his death he carried out with as most tions proved beyond doubt that the and Chlause after six months. We sond would be economical, We their food by performing a stipulated the results of which are shown in the average epst of a full diet per man are of the opinion that the Class I suggest that if waste timber could be amount of work. After viewing the

records of the evidence taken. addition, we had almost daily dis- cussions on the various points as they arose.

We are confident that in our conclusions we have not embodied any point with which he would not have been in entire agreement and we take this opportunity of recording our gratitude to him for the care, energy. and good sense which he applied to the investigation.

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We further wish to record sur thanks to all those officers of the Government who have given evidence before us, as also in other unofficials in Hongkong, who have so willing- ly helped us.

Special thanks are due to the offelals of the Canton Government who to generously put at our dis- posal their time and assistance in our investigation of prison conditions in

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Finally, we would thank Miss Fowler, Stenographer of the Medical Department, whose services were very kindly leaned to us for the purposes of this inquiry. Without her oble assistance it would have been im- possible for us to complete the work.

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