The pursuit of academic qualifications is conducive to the successful rehabilitation of offenders. In this regard, the Correctional Services Department closely liaises with external educational bodies to facilitate persons in custody to sit for external examinations and to attend external courses organized or run by recognized examination/academic bodies. To support and assist motivated persons in custody, who however are in need of financial resources to pay for the required fees, the Prisoners' Education Trust Fund was established under the Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Ordinance (Chapter 467, Laws of Hong Kong) in December 1995.
The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial assistance to individual persons in custody, on application, to pay for education / vocational training courses, public examination fees and the like.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Ordinance, the ‘Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Committee’ was established for the purpose of directing the Trustee (i.e. the Commissioner of Correctional Services) with regard to the objects of the Fund and with regard to the investment of fund moneys.
Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Committee
Chairman
Dr. CHENG Kam-chung, Eric, S.B.S., M.H., J.P.
Members
Ms. CHAN Suk-yee
Commissioner of Correctional Services or his representative (ex officio member)
The Head of Rehabilitation Unit 2, Correctional Services Department (ex officio member)
The Head of Correctional Education Unit, Correctional Services Department (ex officio member)
Treasurer
Senior Treasury Accountant, Correctional Services Department
Secretary
Education Officer, Education Unit, Correctional Services Department
In accordance with Section 8 of the Ordinance, the ‘Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Investment Advisory Committee’ was established for the purpose of advising on the investment of fund moneys.
Prisoners' Education Trust Fund Investment Advisory Committee
Chairman
Mr. Stephen YIP Chun-nam, B.B.S., M.H., J.P.
Members
Dr. Calvin CHOI Chi-kin
Mr. Terry CHAN Tat-wah
Mr. Louie LAM Shing-ngai
Ms. Diana WONG Sok-man, M.H.
Treasurer
Senior Treasury Accountant, Correctional Services Department
Secretary
Education Officer, Education Unit, Correctional Services Department
Invitation exercises are conducted three times a year. Applications from persons in custody are made to the Department for processing and the Committee meets to vet each and every application. Since the establishment of the Fund, many persons in custody were granted financial assistance for the payment of external examination/course fees, for example, examination fees of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination and course fees of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
The Trust welcomes donations from members of the public. For enquiry, please contact the Secretary of the Fund as follows:
Telephone No | : 2834 0706 |
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Address | : 4/F, Oi Kwan Court, 28 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. |
E-mail Address | : email@csd.gov.hk |