TRAINING CENTRES REGULATIONS
Title
TRAINING CENTRES REGULATIONS
Description
TRAINING CENTRES REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation Page
1. Citation A2
2. Interpretation A2
3. Adminstration of training centres A2
4. Reception A2
5. Medical examinations A2
6. Keeping of records A2
7. Appointment of a board to make recommendations for inmate's discharge A2
8. Removal of unsuitable inmates to prison A3
9. Notice of supervision A3
10. Diet A3
11. Food A3
12. Occupational training A3
13. Religious instruction A3
14. Classes A3
15. Library A3
16. Classification A3
17. Grades A4
18. Leave of absence A4
19. Disciplinary offences A4
20. Investigation of offences, and awards, by officer-in-charge A4
20A. Duties of officer-in-charge and medical officer at caning A5
21. Report A5
22. Inmate may be kept apart pending adjudication of offence A5
23. Inmate given opportunity to defend against allegation of an offence A5
24. Forms A5
Schedule. Forms A6
TRAINING CENTRES REGULATIONS
(Cap. 280, section 10)
[6th March, 1953.1
1. These regulations may be cited as the Training Centres
Regulations.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires
'Superintendent' means an officer appointed by the Commissioner to
assist him in the supervision of training centres;
'officer-in-charge' means an officer, not below the rank of Chief Officer,
appointed by the Commissioner to be in charge of a training centre;
'officer' means any officer employed by or in the Prisons Department;
'inmate' means a person detained or ordered to be detained under the
provisions of the Ordinance.
3. (1) Subject to the orders and directions of the Governor, the
Commissioner shall have the general charge and superintendence of all
training centres, and shall be assisted in their supervision by a
Superintendent.
(2) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a fit
and proper person to be officer-in-charge thereof, and such other
officers as may be necessary.
4. The Commissioner shall, upon the delivery to him of a detention
order, cause to be made all necessary arrangements for the reception of
the person named therein.
5. Every inmate shall, on the day of his admission or as soon as
possible thereafter, be separately examined by the medical officer.
6. Every inmate shall, as soon as possible after his admission, be
seen by the Superintendent who shall cause the fullest personal
particulars obtainable to be entered in the inmate's record.
7. (1) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a
board consisting of the Superintendent, the officer-incharge and such
other officers as he may select, to keep under review the progress of
each inmate throughout the period of his detention and to make
recommendations touching his discharge.
(2) The board shall cause each inmate to be brought before it
during the 6th month after the date of his sentence, and his case shall
thereafter be reviewed by the board at monthly intervals.
8. (1) If the Superintendent considers an inmate to be unrsuitable
for training in a training centre, he shall cause such inmate to be brought
before the board.
(2) The board shall examine the record of such inmate and afford
him every opportunity of showing cause why he should remain in the
training centre before it recommends to the Commissioner that the
inmate be removed to prison under section 7(2) of the Ordinance.
9. A person who is subjected to supervision after discharge from a
training centre shall be given a notice of supervision in the prescribed
form, and such notice shall be read to him and fully explained by the
Superintendent.
10. Every inmate shall be supplied with food in accordance with
scales of diet approved by the Governor in Council.
11. No inmate shall receive or have in his possession any food
other than that authorized except
(a) with the authority of the Superintendent; or
(b)with the authority of the medical officer, if a variation of diet is
desirable on medical grounds.
12. (1) Every inmate, unless excused by the medical officer on
medical grounds, shall from the beginning of his sentence be employed
on suitable work calculated to assist him in earning his livelihood on
discharge.
(2) No inmate shall be employed on any work unless he has been
certified by the medical officer to be fit for work of that description.
(3) An inmate, upon his release from a training centre, may receive
a cash grant in accordance with an earnings scheme approved by the
Commissioner.
13. Appropriate religious instruction shall, if practicable, be
provided for all inmates.
14. Provision shall be made for educational classes for the benefit
of all inmates.
15. A library of books for the use of inmates shall be provided in
each training centre, and every inmate shall be allowed to exchange
books as often as may be possible.
16. The Commissioner shall classify all inmates, having regard to
their character, previous history and other relevant circumstances and
shall arrange for each inmate to receive his training at the training centre
which is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, most suitable.
17. Inmates shall be divided into such grades as the Commissioner
may approve, and the privileges of each grade shall be arranged by the
Commissioner.
18. (1) The Commissioner may grant any inmate leave of absence
from a training centre for a period not exceeding 48 hours
at any one time. Any inmate granted leave of absence shall be given a
pass in writing under the hand of the Commissioner setting out the
period during which the inmate is permitted to be absent from the
training centre and the address at which the inmate is to reside during
his leave.
(2) Any inmate who without due cause does not return to the
training centre at or before the expiration of the period for which he has
been granted leave shall be deemed to have absconded from the training
centre and shall be liable to be punished in the manner prescribed by
regulation 20.
19. An inmate who commits any of the offences enumerated in rule
61 of the Prison Rules as applied by section 8 of the Ordinance shall be
guilty of a disciplinary offence.
20. (1) Every offence against discipline shall be reported forthwith
and the officer-in-charge shall investigate every report of such an
offence not later than the following day, unless that day is a Sunday or a
public holiday.
(2) If upon investigation the officer-in-charge considers that the
offence is proved, he shall make one or more of the following awards
(a) caution;
(b)deprivation of privileges for a period not exceeding 1 month;
(c) delaying promotion to a higher grade;
(d) stopping letters and visits for a period not exceeding 3
months;
(e) diet for a period not exceeding 7 days, in accordance with scale
of restricted diet approved by the Governor in
Council;
(f) deduction from earnings of the cost of any Government
property lost or wilfully damaged;
(g) in the case of a male inmate, caning, which shall not exceed 12
strokes.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), 'privileges' shall be taken to
include association, games and entertainments, and participation in an
earnings scheme.
(4) An inmate may appeal to the Commissioner against an award
made by the officer-in-charge under paragraph (2), within 48 hours after
the making of the award, by giving notice in writing to the officer-in-
charge, who shall forthwith notify the Commissioner and stay execution
of the award pending the determination of the appeal.
(5) The Commissioner may confirm, vary or reverse the award
against which the appeal is made or may substitute therefor any other
award which the officer-in-charge was competent to make under
paragraph (2).
(6) Rule 64(1) of the Prison Rules shall not apply in relation to an
award of caning made under paragraph (2).
20A. (1) The officer-in-charge and the medical officer shall
attend on every occasion when a caning, awarded under regulation
20(2)(g), is inflicted.
(2) The medical officer shall make such recommendations for
preventing injury to the health an inmate undergoing such caning
as he may deem necessary and the officer-in-charge shall carry them
into effect.
(3) At any time during the infliction of such caning the medical
officer may, if he deems it necessary in order to prevent injury to the
health of the inmate, recommend that further caning shall not be
inflicted whereupon the officer-in-charge shall remit the remainder
of the caning.
(4) The officer-in-charge shall enter in his journal the hour at
which such canig was inflicted, the number of strokes inflicted, and
any orders which he may have given as to remission.
21. No report against an inmate shall be dealt with by an officer of
the training centre except the officer-in-charge.
22. When an inmate has been reported for an offence the officer-in-
charge may order him to be kept apart from other inmates, pending
adjudication.
23. An inmate shall, before a report is dealt with, be informed of the
offence for which he has been reported and shall be given an
opportunity of hearing the facts alleged against him and of being heard
in his defence.
24. The forms in the Schedule shall be used for the purposes of the
Ordinance and in the cases to which they relate.
1974 ed cap 280 A6 1974 ed cap 280 A7 1974 ed cap 280 A8 5 of 1953, Schedule. G.N.A. 40/54. G.N.A. 3/55. G.N.A. 13/56. L.N. 53/63. L.N. 25/74. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 25/74. Administration of training centres. Reception. Medical examinations. Keeping of records. Appointment of a board to make recommendations for inmate's discharge. L.N. 25/74. Removal of unsuitable inmates to prison. Notice of supervision. Form 2. Diet. Food. Occupational training. L.N. 25/74. Religious instruction. Classes. Library. Classification. Grades. Leave of absence. G.N.A. 40/54. Disciplinary offences. L.N. 25/74. (Cap. 234, sub. leg.) Investigation of offences, and award, by officer-in-charge. L.N. 25/74. G.N.A. 13/56. L.N. 25/74. L.N. 25/74. L.N. 25/74. Duties of officer-in-charge and medical officer at caning. L.N. 25/74. Report. L.N. 25/74. Inmate may be kept apart pending adjudication of offence. L.N. 25/74. Inmate given opportunity to defend against allegation of an offence. Forms. Schedule. G.N.A. 3/55. L.N. 25/74. G.N.A. 3/55. G.N.A. 3/55.
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation Page
1. Citation A2
2. Interpretation A2
3. Adminstration of training centres A2
4. Reception A2
5. Medical examinations A2
6. Keeping of records A2
7. Appointment of a board to make recommendations for inmate's discharge A2
8. Removal of unsuitable inmates to prison A3
9. Notice of supervision A3
10. Diet A3
11. Food A3
12. Occupational training A3
13. Religious instruction A3
14. Classes A3
15. Library A3
16. Classification A3
17. Grades A4
18. Leave of absence A4
19. Disciplinary offences A4
20. Investigation of offences, and awards, by officer-in-charge A4
20A. Duties of officer-in-charge and medical officer at caning A5
21. Report A5
22. Inmate may be kept apart pending adjudication of offence A5
23. Inmate given opportunity to defend against allegation of an offence A5
24. Forms A5
Schedule. Forms A6
TRAINING CENTRES REGULATIONS
(Cap. 280, section 10)
[6th March, 1953.1
1. These regulations may be cited as the Training Centres
Regulations.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires
'Superintendent' means an officer appointed by the Commissioner to
assist him in the supervision of training centres;
'officer-in-charge' means an officer, not below the rank of Chief Officer,
appointed by the Commissioner to be in charge of a training centre;
'officer' means any officer employed by or in the Prisons Department;
'inmate' means a person detained or ordered to be detained under the
provisions of the Ordinance.
3. (1) Subject to the orders and directions of the Governor, the
Commissioner shall have the general charge and superintendence of all
training centres, and shall be assisted in their supervision by a
Superintendent.
(2) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a fit
and proper person to be officer-in-charge thereof, and such other
officers as may be necessary.
4. The Commissioner shall, upon the delivery to him of a detention
order, cause to be made all necessary arrangements for the reception of
the person named therein.
5. Every inmate shall, on the day of his admission or as soon as
possible thereafter, be separately examined by the medical officer.
6. Every inmate shall, as soon as possible after his admission, be
seen by the Superintendent who shall cause the fullest personal
particulars obtainable to be entered in the inmate's record.
7. (1) The Commissioner shall appoint for each training centre a
board consisting of the Superintendent, the officer-incharge and such
other officers as he may select, to keep under review the progress of
each inmate throughout the period of his detention and to make
recommendations touching his discharge.
(2) The board shall cause each inmate to be brought before it
during the 6th month after the date of his sentence, and his case shall
thereafter be reviewed by the board at monthly intervals.
8. (1) If the Superintendent considers an inmate to be unrsuitable
for training in a training centre, he shall cause such inmate to be brought
before the board.
(2) The board shall examine the record of such inmate and afford
him every opportunity of showing cause why he should remain in the
training centre before it recommends to the Commissioner that the
inmate be removed to prison under section 7(2) of the Ordinance.
9. A person who is subjected to supervision after discharge from a
training centre shall be given a notice of supervision in the prescribed
form, and such notice shall be read to him and fully explained by the
Superintendent.
10. Every inmate shall be supplied with food in accordance with
scales of diet approved by the Governor in Council.
11. No inmate shall receive or have in his possession any food
other than that authorized except
(a) with the authority of the Superintendent; or
(b)with the authority of the medical officer, if a variation of diet is
desirable on medical grounds.
12. (1) Every inmate, unless excused by the medical officer on
medical grounds, shall from the beginning of his sentence be employed
on suitable work calculated to assist him in earning his livelihood on
discharge.
(2) No inmate shall be employed on any work unless he has been
certified by the medical officer to be fit for work of that description.
(3) An inmate, upon his release from a training centre, may receive
a cash grant in accordance with an earnings scheme approved by the
Commissioner.
13. Appropriate religious instruction shall, if practicable, be
provided for all inmates.
14. Provision shall be made for educational classes for the benefit
of all inmates.
15. A library of books for the use of inmates shall be provided in
each training centre, and every inmate shall be allowed to exchange
books as often as may be possible.
16. The Commissioner shall classify all inmates, having regard to
their character, previous history and other relevant circumstances and
shall arrange for each inmate to receive his training at the training centre
which is, in the opinion of the Commissioner, most suitable.
17. Inmates shall be divided into such grades as the Commissioner
may approve, and the privileges of each grade shall be arranged by the
Commissioner.
18. (1) The Commissioner may grant any inmate leave of absence
from a training centre for a period not exceeding 48 hours
at any one time. Any inmate granted leave of absence shall be given a
pass in writing under the hand of the Commissioner setting out the
period during which the inmate is permitted to be absent from the
training centre and the address at which the inmate is to reside during
his leave.
(2) Any inmate who without due cause does not return to the
training centre at or before the expiration of the period for which he has
been granted leave shall be deemed to have absconded from the training
centre and shall be liable to be punished in the manner prescribed by
regulation 20.
19. An inmate who commits any of the offences enumerated in rule
61 of the Prison Rules as applied by section 8 of the Ordinance shall be
guilty of a disciplinary offence.
20. (1) Every offence against discipline shall be reported forthwith
and the officer-in-charge shall investigate every report of such an
offence not later than the following day, unless that day is a Sunday or a
public holiday.
(2) If upon investigation the officer-in-charge considers that the
offence is proved, he shall make one or more of the following awards
(a) caution;
(b)deprivation of privileges for a period not exceeding 1 month;
(c) delaying promotion to a higher grade;
(d) stopping letters and visits for a period not exceeding 3
months;
(e) diet for a period not exceeding 7 days, in accordance with scale
of restricted diet approved by the Governor in
Council;
(f) deduction from earnings of the cost of any Government
property lost or wilfully damaged;
(g) in the case of a male inmate, caning, which shall not exceed 12
strokes.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), 'privileges' shall be taken to
include association, games and entertainments, and participation in an
earnings scheme.
(4) An inmate may appeal to the Commissioner against an award
made by the officer-in-charge under paragraph (2), within 48 hours after
the making of the award, by giving notice in writing to the officer-in-
charge, who shall forthwith notify the Commissioner and stay execution
of the award pending the determination of the appeal.
(5) The Commissioner may confirm, vary or reverse the award
against which the appeal is made or may substitute therefor any other
award which the officer-in-charge was competent to make under
paragraph (2).
(6) Rule 64(1) of the Prison Rules shall not apply in relation to an
award of caning made under paragraph (2).
20A. (1) The officer-in-charge and the medical officer shall
attend on every occasion when a caning, awarded under regulation
20(2)(g), is inflicted.
(2) The medical officer shall make such recommendations for
preventing injury to the health an inmate undergoing such caning
as he may deem necessary and the officer-in-charge shall carry them
into effect.
(3) At any time during the infliction of such caning the medical
officer may, if he deems it necessary in order to prevent injury to the
health of the inmate, recommend that further caning shall not be
inflicted whereupon the officer-in-charge shall remit the remainder
of the caning.
(4) The officer-in-charge shall enter in his journal the hour at
which such canig was inflicted, the number of strokes inflicted, and
any orders which he may have given as to remission.
21. No report against an inmate shall be dealt with by an officer of
the training centre except the officer-in-charge.
22. When an inmate has been reported for an offence the officer-in-
charge may order him to be kept apart from other inmates, pending
adjudication.
23. An inmate shall, before a report is dealt with, be informed of the
offence for which he has been reported and shall be given an
opportunity of hearing the facts alleged against him and of being heard
in his defence.
24. The forms in the Schedule shall be used for the purposes of the
Ordinance and in the cases to which they relate.
1974 ed cap 280 A6 1974 ed cap 280 A7 1974 ed cap 280 A8 5 of 1953, Schedule. G.N.A. 40/54. G.N.A. 3/55. G.N.A. 13/56. L.N. 53/63. L.N. 25/74. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 25/74. Administration of training centres. Reception. Medical examinations. Keeping of records. Appointment of a board to make recommendations for inmate's discharge. L.N. 25/74. Removal of unsuitable inmates to prison. Notice of supervision. Form 2. Diet. Food. Occupational training. L.N. 25/74. Religious instruction. Classes. Library. Classification. Grades. Leave of absence. G.N.A. 40/54. Disciplinary offences. L.N. 25/74. (Cap. 234, sub. leg.) Investigation of offences, and award, by officer-in-charge. L.N. 25/74. G.N.A. 13/56. L.N. 25/74. L.N. 25/74. L.N. 25/74. Duties of officer-in-charge and medical officer at caning. L.N. 25/74. Report. L.N. 25/74. Inmate may be kept apart pending adjudication of offence. L.N. 25/74. Inmate given opportunity to defend against allegation of an offence. Forms. Schedule. G.N.A. 3/55. L.N. 25/74. G.N.A. 3/55. G.N.A. 3/55.
Abstract
5 of 1953, Schedule. G.N.A. 40/54. G.N.A. 3/55. G.N.A. 13/56. L.N. 53/63. L.N. 25/74. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 25/74. Administration of training centres. Reception. Medical examinations. Keeping of records. Appointment of a board to make recommendations for inmate's discharge. L.N. 25/74. Removal of unsuitable inmates to prison. Notice of supervision. Form 2. Diet. Food. Occupational training. L.N. 25/74. Religious instruction. Classes. Library. Classification. Grades. Leave of absence. G.N.A. 40/54. Disciplinary offences. L.N. 25/74. (Cap. 234, sub. leg.) Investigation of offences, and award, by officer-in-charge. L.N. 25/74. G.N.A. 13/56. L.N. 25/74. L.N. 25/74. L.N. 25/74. Duties of officer-in-charge and medical officer at caning. L.N. 25/74. Report. L.N. 25/74. Inmate may be kept apart pending adjudication of offence. L.N. 25/74. Inmate given opportunity to defend against allegation of an offence. Forms. Schedule. G.N.A. 3/55. L.N. 25/74. G.N.A. 3/55. G.N.A. 3/55.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3080
Edition
1964
Volume
v17
Subsequent Cap No.
280
Number of Pages
8
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“TRAINING CENTRES REGULATIONS,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed October 30, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/3080.
