### Training Centres Regulations 《敎導所規例》

18. Leave of absence
(1) The Commissioner may grant any inmate leave of absence from a training centre for a period not exceeding 5 days at any one time. Any inmate granted leave of absence shall be given a pass in writing under the hand of the Commissioner setting out the period during which the inmate is permitted to be absent from the training centre and the address at which the inmate is to reside during his leave. (L.N. 63 of 1989)
(2) Any inmate who without due cause does not return to the training centre at or before the expiration of the period for which he has been granted leave shall be deemed to have absconded from the training centre and shall be liable to be punished in the manner prescribed by regulation 20.
(G.N.A. 40 of 1954)

19. Disciplinary offences
An inmate who commits any of the offences enumerated in rule 61 of the Prison Rules (Cap. 234 sub. leg. A) as applied by section 8 of the Ordinance shall be guilty of a disciplinary offence.
(L.N. 25 of 1974; E.R. 1 of 2019)

### Training Centres Regulations 《敎導所規例》

20. Investigation of offences, and awards, by officer-in-charge
(1) Every offence against discipline shall be reported forthwith and the officer-in-charge shall investigate every report of such an offence not later than the following day, unless that day is a Sunday or a public holiday. (L.N. 25 of 1974)
(2) If upon investigation the officer-in-charge considers that the offence is proved, he shall make one or more of the following awards— (L.N. 25 of 1974)
(a) caution;
(b) deprivation of privileges for a period not exceeding 1 month;
(c) delaying promotion to a higher grade;
(d) stopping letters and visits for a period not exceeding 3 months;
(e) (Repealed L.N. 167 of 1983)(f) deduction from earnings of the cost of any Government property lost or wilfully damaged. (G.N.A. 13 of 1956; E.R. 1 of 2019)
(g) (Repealed L.N. 192 of 1990)(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), privileges (特惠) shall be taken to include association, games and entertainments, and participation in an earnings scheme. (L.N. 25 of 1974)
(4) An inmate may appeal to the Commissioner against an award made by the officer-in-charge under paragraph (2), within 48 hours after the making of the award, by giving notice in writing to the officer-in-charge, who shall forthwith notify the Commissioner and stay execution of the award pending the determination of the appeal. (L.N. 25 of 1974)
(5) The Commissioner may confirm, vary or reverse the award against which the appeal is made or may substitute therefor any other award which the officer-in-charge was competent to make under paragraph (2). (L.N. 25 of 1974)
(6) (Repealed L.N. 167 of 1983)

21. Report
No report against an inmate shall be dealt with by an officer of the training centre except the officer-in-charge.
(L.N. 25 of 1974)

22. Inmate may be kept apart pending adjudication of offence
When an inmate has been reported for an offence the officer-in-charge may order him to be kept apart from other inmates, pending adjudication.
(L.N. 25 of 1974)

23. Inmate given opportunity to defend against allegation of an offence
An inmate shall, before a report is dealt with, be informed of the offence for which he has been reported and shall be given an opportunity of hearing the facts alleged against him and of being heard in his defence.

### Training Centres Regulations 《敎導所規例》

24. Forms
The forms in the Schedule shall be used for the purposes of the Ordinance and in the cases to which they relate.

### Training Centres Ordinance 《敎導所條例》

1. Short title
This Ordinance may be cited as the Training Centres Ordinance.

2. Interpretation
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires—
Commissioner (署長) means the Commissioner of Correctional Services of Hong Kong or a Deputy Commissioner; (Replaced 7 of 1956 s. 2. Amended L.N. 30 of 1982; 15 of 1999 s. 3)
court (法庭) means the Court of First Instance or the District Court or a permanent or special magistrate; (Amended 92 of 1975 s. 59; 25 of 1998 s. 2)
functions (職能) includes powers and duties;
judge (法官) includes a judge of the District Court.

3. Provision of training centres
(1) The Secretary for Security may establish institutions, hereinafter referred to as training centres

### Training Centres Ordinance 《敎導所條例》

4. Sentence of detention in a training centre
(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment, then if on the day of his conviction he is in the opinion of the court not less than 14 but under 21 years of age, and the court is satisfied that it is in the interest of the community and that having regard to his character and previous conduct, and to the circumstances of the offence, it is expedient for his reformation and for the prevention of crime that he should undergo a period of training in a training centre, the court may, in lieu of any other sentence, pass a sentence of detention in a training centre. (Amended 52 of 1954 s. 2)
(2)  A person sentenced to detention shall be detained in a training centre for such period, not extending beyond 3 years from the date of his sentence, as the Commissioner may determine, and shall then be released:
Provided that the Commissioner shall not release any such person before the expiration of 6 months from the date of his sentence, unless required to do so by direction of the Chief Executive. (Amended 4 of 1974 s. 2; 15 of 1999 s. 3) 
(3) Before a sentence of detention is passed, the court shall consider any report or representations made by or on behalf of the Commissioner on the offender’s physical and mental condition and his suitability for such sentence; and if the court is the District Court or a magistrate and has not received such a report or representations, it shall after conviction remand the offender into the custody of the Commissioner for such a period or periods, not exceeding 3 weeks in the case of any single period, as the court thinks necessary to enable the report or representations to be made.
[cf. 1948 c. 58 s. 20 (1) & (7) & 2nd Sch. U.K.]