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CSD holds Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony (with photos)
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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 new milestone for the Department's community education work.  
      
     The Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing, officiated at the ceremony. Other guests included members of the CSPL Honorary Advisory Committee and representatives from schools participating in the school-based CSPL programme. More than 100 trainees and their family members attended.
      
     Addressing the ceremony, Mr Wong said that since the launch of the Rehabilitation Pioneer Project (RPP) in 2008, the CSD has been dedicated to promoting community education. In 2018, the youth uniformed group Rehabilitation Pioneer Leaders (RPL) was established, for which diverse community education activities and trainings were organised. To emphasise their relationship with the CSD and highlight their unique professional characteristics, the RPP and RPL were renamed as the Correctional Services Pioneer Project (CSPP) and CSPL respectively, representing a new chapter in the Department's community education initiatives.
      
     Moreover, the Department also hosted a promotion ceremony for CSPL trainees today. With their outstanding performances over the years, 64 trainees were promoted this year following the completion of stringent assessments. Among them, three trainees were promoted to Senior Leaders, eight were promoted to Intermediate Leaders, and 53 were promoted to Advanced Leaders. Mr Wong extended his congratulations to the promoted trainees and encouraged them to pass on their knowledge and experiences to new members, guiding new recruits in their collective development, fostering team spirit, and contributing to society.
      
     At the ceremony, CSPL trainees shared their experiences from participating in the programme. They mentioned that the training broadened their horizons and helped them discover their potential. They aspired to actively give back to society, promote the values of inclusiveness and being law-abiding, and work together to build a better Hong Kong.
      
     To support the long-term development of the CSPL, the CSD appointed 15 correctional officers from various sections of the Department with specialised skills or experiences in youth work this year to serve as volunteer mentors. This initiative aims to inject new momentum into the programme, driving the programme toward professional and systematic development.
      
     With the official launch of the CSPP and CSPL, the CSD will continue to, through organising diverse activities, disseminate to young people the messages of safeguarding the country and home, leading a law-abiding and drug-free life as well as supporting offender rehabilitation.
 
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The Correctional Services Department today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders (CSPL) Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a new milestone for the Department's community education work. Photo shows the CSPL Guard of Honour marching into the venue.
The Correctional Services Department today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders (CSPL) Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a new milestone for the Department's community education work. Photo shows the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing (second right), accompanied by the Honorary Director of the CSPL Honorary Advisory Committee, Mr Sunny Sy (first right), inspecting a contingent of the promoted CSPL trainees.
The Correctional Services Department today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a new milestone for the Department's community education work. Photo shows the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing, delivering a speech at the ceremony.
The Correctional Services Department today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders (CSPL) Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a new milestone for the Department's community education work. Photo shows the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing (right), and the Honorary Director of the CSPL Honorary Advisory Committee, Mr Sunny Sy (left), officiating at the CSPL Launching Ceremony.
The Correctional Services Department today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders (CSPL) Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a new milestone for the Department's community education work. Photo shows CSPL trainees sharing their experiences in participating from the programme.
The Correctional Services Department today (September 14) held the Correctional Services Pioneer Leaders (CSPL) Launching Ceremony and Trainees Promotion Ceremony, marking a new milestone for the Department's community education work. Photo shows the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing (front row, centre); the Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Services (Rehabilitation and Management), Mr Ng Chiu-kok (front row, third left); the Assistant Commissioner of Correctional Services (Rehabilitation), Mr Tong Soen (front row, third right); the Honorary Director of the CSPL Honorary Advisory Committee, Mr Sunny Sy (front row, fifth left), guests, CSPL trainees and their family members at the ceremony.