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Written by: Pan Xiqiao
2019-12-28 22:22
Last updated: 2019-12-28 22:22Shao Jiazhen, a legislative council member who has always been concerned about the rights of people in custody, posted on Facebook today that the prison in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre has set new rules and stipulates that prisoners can only receive 30 Christmas cards. He later revealed to reporters that some prisoners reported that the authorities required them to keep up to 30 Christmas cards, and the rest had to be handed over to the Correctional Services Department. In response to the "Hong Kong 01", the Correctional Services Department stated that according to the current mechanism, the Department did not limit the number of Christmas cards and greeting cards received by persons in custody, but set a limit of 30 cards for persons in custody.
Earlier, many organizations launched a "write to you" campaign to send Christmas cards to arrested demonstrators.
Anti-revision storms triggered large-scale demonstrations, and more than 6,000 people were arrested. Many supporters of the movement sent Christmas cards to them during the Christmas season. However, Shao Jiazhen, a member of the Legislative Council, posted on social media Facebook today, saying that the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre has set new rules for prisoners to limit their access to 30 Christmas cards. But he added, "I hope this is only heard, not true."
Shao Jiazhen later revealed to reporters that the source of the new rules came from prisoners, who told him that the authorities required them to keep up to 30 of the 100 Christmas cards within 7 days, and the rest had to be returned to punishment. ED. He pointed out that there were no relevant regulations in the past.
Look at Article 234, Chapter 25 of the Prison Regulations. Regarding the letter-related provisions, in general, prisoners can receive letters from anyone, the number is unlimited, but there may be restrictions in some cases, such as when the supervision measures, the letter will Prison security poses a danger, "If the supervisor reasonably believes that a letter will threaten the personal safety of any individual or threaten the security, order and discipline of the prison, the prisoner shall not be permitted to send the letter to or receive any such letter from anyone ". In addition, prisoners' communication with each other will be restricted.
Shao Jiazhen, once a prisoner, often speaks for the rights of prisoners. (Photo by Luo Junhao)
Correctional Services Department: Keep up to 30 other friends and relatives
The Correctional Services Department replied that under the existing mechanism, the Department did not limit the number of Christmas cards and greeting cards received by persons in custody. However, for storage and security reasons, each person in custody may choose to keep a maximum of 30 cards after collection, and return the rest to their relatives and friends for safekeeping.
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Shao Jiazhen Correctional Services Department