If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. a 4 .~ ~ '0 \l l.'J '" ,., ,I l" J ~ I· I I ~ !1 ~ -" 0 ' I u i ! :- ..... ~- i .">,',,> • ,.;;- '~?'/ .. ' ...••.. ' ,.: '~SUMMARY '. OFrJil,!E 1., " ";':,' :( WORK.OF THE: I ! '.' 1982.'- .... 91578 Thli document hal been ~I.!ced exactly as r~vlld from tile peraon 01' Ul'gllnlzallon originating II. PoInll of view or Opinions stated 11\ IhII document are thoM of the .u\hOB and do not necessarily rtIPf-' :Nt oIiicI4!l poeiIIon 01' poIIc:iea of til_ ~.~ Institute of .Mti~; Permiuion to repradUce this copyright«l material has Imn o~edby" ' Jiorlg Kong Correctional Services ne:part:m.mt ' to the NatIonal Criminal Justice Referlln(» S0rvice (NCJRS). a Furth« reproduction outIIkIe d fie Nc.J!lS 5)'Stem requires permis­ t lion of lfIe cop~1 owner. l' LO o " Q r 9lS1Y CON TEN T 5 .~ i j~:1fj t {. ...." Chapter !f NC3R5 Paragraphs 1I~ «leT lO '~R~ 1. GENERAL REVIEW t - 14 Awards and comme+at~U1S"TIONS 15 18 Refugees and Per~ons Detained under the ImmigratioJ Ordinance 19 - 26 Census of Vietnamese Refugee Detained in Closed Centres 27 Census of P.enal Population 28 United~Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners 29 Psychological Services and Programme Deve lopment 30 Escort Unit 31 Co-operation - Law and Order 32 33 Works Unit 34 - 37 II. MALE OFFENDERS - PRISONS Adults 38 - 42 Education 43 - 48 , Physical Education and Recreation 49 51 . Work and Vocational Training 52 55 Oiscipline 56 Geriatric Prisoners 57 - 59 Handicapped Prisoners 60 Young Men 6·1 - 64 Discipline 65· The Hong Kong Discharge~ Prisoners ~id Society . 66 - 68 .~. .. Ill. MALE OFFENDERS - TRAINING AND DETENTION c?' CENTRE REFERRALS 69 - 70 IV. MALE OFFENDERS TRAINING CENTRES 71 75 Work 76 78 [du'cation 79 - 81 '. Recreation and Physical Activities 82 1/ Discip line 83 Leave of .Absence ,. 84 Ii ~~~-----------~~------------------------------------~-- A Q OQ ....... "-~~,.,.' r- ------.~-"~~..:.. .. ": h,. ~l.~ " Chapter l~~ Paragraphs Chapter Paragraphs . X. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES '135 Consultant Clinics - 137 138 V. MA LE OFFENDERS - DETENTION CENTRES 85 - 89 Tuberculosis Patients Reception 90 Dental Care 139 Programme and Routine 91 - 94 Mental Health 140 Discipline 95 Blood Donations 141 Sanitation 142 Diets 143 144 VI. MALE DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS 96 - 99 Training of Hospital Staff Population 100 145 XI. Work 101 102 INDUSTRIES AND VOCATlbNAL TRAINING 146 Education 103 104 Commerical Value - 147 Recreation and Entertainment 105 - 106 Production 148 Discip line 107 108 New Industrial Projects - 155 - , 156 Half-way House (New Life House) 109 Vocational Training - 158 159 Lok Heep Club 110 - 1 11 XU. EAR NIN GS SC HEM E 160 - 162 XI I VI!. WOMEN AND GIRLS r. AFTERCARE AND WELFkRE 163 Adult Female Of renders 112 - 170 XIV. Population 113 - 114 VISITING JUSTICES AND PRISON VISITORS 171 173 Programme 115 - 116 - XV. R~creation and Entertainment 117 RELIGION '174 - 177 Discipline 118 XV I. Young Female Offenders 119 STAFF Programme 120 - 122 Establishment 178 Discipline 123 Local Training Recruitment 179 - 184 Wastage 185 - 186 187 V I I 1. SPECIAL CLASSES OF PRISONERS Overseas Training and Attachments 188 -190 Under Ser.tence of Death 124 Staff Relations and Welfare Unit 191 - 192 Debtors 125 - 126 Staff Consultation Meetings 193 194 Det~inees Under the Immigration Ordinance 127 .. 128 XV I I. Corporal Punishment 129 - 130 VISITS 195 XV II r. APPREC IA TION 196 - '197 I X. INSPECTORATE 131,- 133 Complaints Investigation Unit 134 ',' \\ F IZ Q .'-a; .. , .. ~ 1'1 ','i ):1 ~;! ~ r r ~\t A P PEN DIe [ S I. Location of Headquarters and Institutions II. Prisoners/Inmates - Summary of Receptions Where dollars are quoted in this report, they are Hong Kong dollars 1 III. Details of Building Gnd Maintenance Services for Institutions un ess otherwise stated. Since 26th November 1974 the value of the Undertaken by Inmate Labour Hong Kong dollar has been allowed to fluctuate in terms of other currencies. IV. Prisoners/lnmates/Detainees/Illegal Immigrants - Admitted into On 31st December 1982 the market an Institutional Hospital or Sick Bay r~te was approximately HK$6.48 = US$1. V. Commercial Value of Work Done by Industries VI. Employment in Correctional Services Industries VI I. Aftercare Statistics on Dischargees from Drug Addiction Treatment Centres. VII 1. Finance I X. Administration/Finance - Statement of Expenditure 1982 .. :0 - " ,.X 4 r ~-. 1 CHAPTER I GENERA l RE VIE" 1. The highlight of the year under review and one which marked a milestone in the history of the Department was the change of name from that of "Prisons Depai'tment" ( ~ ~ ~ ) to "Correctional Services Department" ( ~ ~ ~ ), and the retitling of the rank of "Commissioner of Prisons" to that of "Commissioner of Correctional Services". This took effect from 1st February 1982. 2. It had become apparent in recent years that the scope of the work of the Department had enlarged to an extent that in addition to prisons, it had become involved in such diverse programmes as drug addiction treatment centres, training centres for young offenders, and detention centres for both young offenders and young adult offenders; it was also heavily involved in the rield of aftercare. The net result beir'lg that the title "Prisons Department" did not describe fully its functions and activities, generally indicating -to the public a restrictive rather than enlarged programme of activities. 3. The name Correctional Services conveys a more positive image of the Departmen~ls work and is considerably more in line with current international trends. Prisons and the prison service continue to exist under the umbrella of Correctional Services; however, its new title is much , . more descriptive of its role in present day penal policy. One immediate beneficial result was the improvement in recruitment which was apparent almost from the moment that the Department changed its name arising particularly from the change of name in Chinese rather than English which was one of the motivating factors for the change. 4. It is interesting to note that according to records, the Service started with the Chief Magistrate being in charge of the Gaol from 30th April 1841 until 1858 when it was changed to "Governor of the Gaol". In 1863 the title was changed to "Superintendent of Victoria Gaol". In 1920 it was changed to "Superintendent of Prisons" and in 1938 to that of "Commissioner of Prisons". 5. For some years the Oepartment has been involved in caring for large numbers of illegal immigrants and refugees. However, as from 2nd Ju ly 1982, the Government introduced a "Closed Camp Policy" under which all Vietnamese refugees who arri ved in Hong Kong on or after that date were confined in clo~ed ee~tre5 to be administered by the Correetioft&l Ssrvica~ Department. This was designed to discourage people le.:;lving Vietnam from coming to Hong Kong following the continuing high rate of arrivals and in the light of more restrictive measures which were being adopted by other countries in the region. p44 Q r~ ~ ., 11 6. From the inception of Iche Closed Camp Policy, it was decided that staff recruited to fill the posts for such centres, except at senior , l:~ :~ level, would have no prior experience or training in connection with ~ 10. On 3'Ist December 1982, the Commissioner was responsible for the prisons or prisoners, and that such persons would only be given a short administration of 19 institutions, a half-way house and a Staff Training ~ "\~ training course designed to teach them in general terms the rules applying Institute (locations shown in Appendix I). On that date the numbers held in custody compared with the previous year were to the closed c.entres and the necessity to create for those who would be : - confined the best possible humanitarian environment and to take care of their needs while so detained. [, 1981 1982 Prisoners r.· 4,478 5,170 ~ Training Centre Inmates 531 610 7. By the end of the year, some 3,258 refugees were detained in Treatment Centre Inmates 821 964 the Chi ~ Wan Closed Centre and some 300 staff had been recruited and Detention Centre Inmates trained for the care and supervision of refugees. It is indeed pleasing to 220 244 On remand record the valuable assistance which I;.he department has received from the 652 457 Pending pre-sentence reports Salvation Army, the Family Planning Association, Carites, Joint Voluntl!ry 127 196 Agencies, Bible Alliance Seminary, Dutch Ladies Charity Fund, and the Committed for trial .,. 132 224 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Deb t or.s 18 45 Illegal Immigrants 3,409 255 Vietnamese Refugees detained in Closed Centres 8. A new minimum security facility situated at Stanley and known 3,258 as the Tung Tau Correctional Institution was formally taken into use on 16th December 1982. At a handing-over ceremony on that date, the 10,388 11,42) Commissioner af Correctional Services received the key to the main entrance ======== == = = =~: = of the institution f~om the Principal Government Architect Mr. Joseph Lei. The institution has certified accommodation for 240 prisoners and is 11. The Third Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional designed to include prestige tailoring and carpentry workshops where one­ Administrators Was held in Tokyo, Japan, from 5th to 9th April 1982. The off orders can be completed. Another special feature of the institution is Commis~i?ner, Mr •. T .G. Garner and Superintendent Francis Yang participated the provision for the incorporation of the departmental general stores :s. of~~clal deJ.egat~s. They were accompanied by Senior S'uperintendent CHOW which are housed in a separate section. The taking into use of the general ~al-wlng, and Superlntendents WUChun-kan, PI Wing-lee and Johnny Wong who stores section provided much needed space for the wide range of stores attended as observers at their own expense.