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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1952

anxious to settle in Formosa but who have been unable to gain admission. By the end of the year, very little headway had been made with the reception of refugees in Formosa and some 2,600, including 500 disabled or blind persons, were still in the camp.

In addition to the work of Government and the Kaifong associations a number of religious and secular welfare organizations continued their public assistance on a casework basis, which was rendered increasingly difficult by the economic conditions in the Colony.

Probation Work

The work of the probation officers was further extended in 1952. Work among juvenile offenders continued to be the most important, but the courts also showed a growing tendency to place young adults on probation. Government decided to bring this work up-to-date by abolishing the reformatory run by the Prisons Department and establishing an approved school. The building was ready for occupation at the end of the year and the school will, for the time being, be run by the Salvation Army who will train local staff to take over from them. The first experimental all day club for juvenile first offenders on probation was nearly finished at the end of the year. in the gaps in the social life of a child which have started him on the road to a criminal life. The proposed Remand Home and Juvenile Court is still only in the planning stage, owing to the difficulty of finding a

suitable site.

It is designed to fill

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