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offenders shall have suitable employment, education or vocational training and are subject to statutory supervision lasting for three years.

A detention centre programme is carried out at the Sha Tsui Correctional Institution for young male offenders aged between 14 and 20 for a period between one and six months, and young male adults aged between 21 and 24 for a period between three and 12 months. It emphasises strict discipline, strenuous training, hard work and a vigorous routine. After release, the young offenders are placed under one year of statutory supervision.

Rehabilitation centres provide a sentencing option for the courts to deal with young offenders aged between 14 and 20 who are in need of a short-term residential rehabilitation programme. Young offenders are subject to statutory supervision for one year after release.

Education

Young offenders under 21 are required to attend educational classes conducted by qualified teachers. They are encouraged to take part in both local and overseas public examinations.

Offenders seeking an education may obtain financial assistance from the Prisoners' Education Trust Fund, the New Life Foundation, the Prisoners' Education Subsidy Fund and the Care of Rehabilitated Offenders Association Foundation, which are all set up with charitable donations.

Vocational Training

To help young offenders reintegrate smoothly into society as law-abiding citizens, the CSD provides half-day vocational training programmes for young offenders under 21 years of age to enable them to acquire job skills, obtain accreditation and develop work habits.

For eligible adult offenders' wishing to participate in the programmes, the CSD provides them with pre-release vocational courses. Full-time courses are provided at the Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution, the Lo Wu Correctional Institution, the Pak Sha Wan Correctional Institution, the Pik Uk Prison, the Tong Fuk Correctional Institution and the Tung Tau Correctional Institution. Part-time courses are also held in the above institutions and another six institutions.

Correctional Services Industries

The CSD provides work for adult offenders as required by law to keep them gainfully employed and to help them develop good working habits, sense of responsibility and self-confidence. Through the training received at work, offenders can also cultivate work skills to facilitate their reintegration into society.

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'eligible adult offender' means an adult offender who is allowed to be employed or work and is not subject to any condition of stay in Hong Kong after discharge.