Community Support Service Scheme
 
Pilot Project on Enhanced Probation Service
11.4 Upon recommendation of the Task Force on Youth Drug Abuse in its report promulgated in November 2008, a two-year Pilot Project on Enhanced Probation Service (the Project) has been implemented since October 2009 at the two probation offices serving Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts and Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts to provide more focused, structured and intensive treatment programmes for young offenders aged below 21 and convicted of drug-related offences pursuant to the Probation of Offenders Ordinance, Cap. 298. As at 31 March 2011, 307 social enquiry cases were referred by the two magistrates’ courts, among which 160 offenders aged below 21 and convicted of drug-related offences were put on probation supervision under the Project. An evaluation on the Project will be held by late 2011-12 to assess the effectiveness of the Project and recommend the way forward.

CORRECTIONAL/RESIDENTIAL HOME
11.5 SWD provides residential service and rehabilitation training for juvenile offenders and children in need of care or protection in a purpose-built training complex, the Tuen Mun Children and Juvenile Home, with a capacity of 388. It serves the statutory functions of a place of refuge, a remand home, a place of detention, an approved institution (probation home) and a reformatory school. The number of admissions to place of refuge/remand home/place of detention for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are 3 066 and 2 766 respectively. The number of discharged cases for the approved institution (probation home) and reformatory school for 2009-10 and 2010-11 is shown in Chart 19 as follows:
 
Approved Institution (Probation Home) and Reformatory School