CSD holds Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony (with pictures)
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The Correctional Services Department (CSD) today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders (CSPL) Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a brand-new turning point for the Department’s neighborhood education work.
The Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing, officiated at the event. Other visitors consisted of members of the CSPL Honorary Advisory Committee and agents from schools taking part in the school-based CSPL program. More than 100 students and their relative participated in.
Dealing with the event, Mr Wong stated that given that the launch of the Rehabilitation Pioneer Project (RPP) in 2008, the CSD has actually been devoted to promoting neighborhood education. In 2018, the youth uniformed group Rehabilitation Pioneer Leaders (RPL) was developed, for which varied neighborhood education activities and trainings were arranged. To stress their relationship with the CSD and highlight their distinct expert attributes, the RPP and RPL were relabelled as the Correctional Services Pioneer Project (CSPP) and CSPL respectively, representing a brand-new chapter in the Department’s neighborhood education efforts.
The Department likewise hosted a promo event for CSPL students today. With their impressive efficiencies for many years, 64 students were promoted this year following the conclusion of strict evaluations. Amongst them, 3 students were promoted to Senior Leaders, 8 were promoted to Intermediate Leaders, and 53 were promoted to Advanced Leaders. Mr Wong extended his congratulations to the promoted students and motivated them to hand down their understanding and experiences to brand-new members, directing brand-new employees in their cumulative advancement, promoting group spirit, and adding to society.
At the event, CSPL students shared their experiences from taking part in the program. They pointed out that the training expanded their horizons and assisted them find their capacity. They desired actively return to society, promote the worths of inclusiveness and being obedient, and collaborate to construct a much better Hong Kong.
To support the long-lasting advancement of the CSPL, the CSD designated 15 correctional officers from numerous areas of the Department with specialised abilities or experiences in youth work this year to act as volunteer coaches. This effort intends to inject brand-new momentum into the program, driving the program towards expert and methodical advancement.
With the main launch of the CSPP and CSPL, the CSD will continue to, through arranging varied activities, share to youths the messages of securing the nation and home, leading an obedient and drug-free life along with supporting wrongdoer rehab.