Young persons in custody at Lai King Correctional Institution attain good examination results (with photos)
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Over the past year, a total of 43 PICs at LKCI enrolled in distance learning courses offered by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University or sat for various academic and vocational examinations, including the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination, the British Council Cambridge English Examinations, Caritas Institute of Community Education examinations, the General Aptitude Putonghua Shuiping Kaoshi, and examinations organised by the Vocational Training Council, the School of Professional and Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Management Association and Christian Action. The subjects covered basic Western snacks and dessert making, elementary Cantonese cooking and kitchen operations, basic café beverage making, café operation and customer service, a course for hygiene managers and food hygiene, beauty care and logistics management. During the year, the PICs attained 38 merits out of 106 certificates. In the ceremony today, 12 PICs were presented with 34 certificates, of which 10 were marked with merits.
Officiating at the ceremony, the Chairman of Fung Ying Seen Koon (FYSK), Mr Leung Tak-wah, said that FYSK is fully supportive of the rehabilitation work of the CSD, and set up the Fung Ying Seen Koon Education Fund in 2025 with the aim of providing financial assistance to PICs in need to pursue education and vocational training. He encouraged PICs to devote efforts to academic pursuits and equip themselves to embrace future challenges and opportunities upon their reintegration into society.
During the ceremony, in addition to a music performance staged by a marching band composed of young PICs, young PICs also specially delivered Chinese instrumental and dance performances to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. These performances not only demonstrated their learning outcomes over the past year, but also conveyed their gratitude to their family members and correctional officers.
In a sharing session, a young PIC expressed remorse for her past immaturity and violation of the law, while conveying gratitude for the encouragement and support from her family members and correctional officers, which kept her from giving up on herself and enabled her to make good use of her time to strive for continuous learning, with a view to getting prepared for starting anew. Attending the ceremony, her father also shared the joy of witnessing the positive changes in her daughter while undergoing training and working hard on her studies at LKCI.
LKCI accommodates young female PICs aged from 14 to under 21. The Department provides half-day education programmes and half-day vocational training for PICs to help them rehabilitate and prepare for their reintegration into society.
Ends/Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:35
Issued at HKT 16:35
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