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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT

vehicle is being used by more than one driver, and thus naturally for a greater number of hours and miles, increasing congestion and the potential risk of accidents.

The Immigration Department issued 21,284 visas, 2,055 British passports, 1,340 renewals, 13,019 Chinese entry permits, and 847 emergency travel documents. The total recorded movement in and out of the Colony was 1,308,437- The number of calls at the Immigration Office in connexion with immigration matters was 250,000.

In addition to their statutory duties of watch and ward, the Police render a variety of services to the public, such as delivering and collecting mail in isolated parts of the Colony, and conveying urgent cases of illness to hospital by car and launch. The Police Band gives regular public performances in many parts of the Colony, and cinema shows are often provided in schools and villages.

PRISONS

The five establishments under the control of the Com- missioner of Prisons are administered from the Department's Headquarters in Victoria.

Stanley Prison, designed to accommodate 1,746 prisoners, receives all male convicts sentenced to one month and over. These prisoners are classified and grouped according to previous records and length of current sentence. All prisoners serving a term of one year or over are employed in the industrial section of the Prison, where they work under the supervision of qualified instructors. Short-term prisoners are employed outside the walls on various tasks connected with gardens, piggeries, reclamation, health and sanitation work.

One hall houses 75 long-term first-offenders who are within six months of their release date. Here training is rounded off with suitable lectures, classes, and short ex- cursions outside the Prison.

6,160 prisoners were received at Stanley, the daily average number in custody being 1,665.

Victoria Prison, adjacent to the Central Magistracy, received 11,636 prisoners, the daily average population being 880. The various groups of prisoners are strictly segregated. In addition, this establishment serves as a reception and classification centre for all male convicts. The buildings are among the oldest in the Colony, but modifications and