Prisons Compare and Contrast

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Prisons Compare and Contrast

• Hong Kong Thailand America

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Victoria Prison - Hong Kong
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Vermont State Prison - America
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Bang Kwang Central Prison- Bangkok, Thailand
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Window of the cells in Victoria Prison
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Corn Husking at Vermont Prison and the windows of
the cell in the background
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Bang Kwang Prison Cells
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Normal bulb wire for security at Victoria Prison
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Dining area at Vermont State Prison
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Prisoners all chained up walking back to the Bang
Kwang Prison
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Sleeping Conditions at Bang Kwan Prison
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Prison Conditions in Hong Kong
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Prison Conditions in Vermont State Prison
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Thailand Prison Food Flattened Cockroach
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American Prison Food Vegetarian Meal
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Hong Kong Prison Food Egg, Rice etc.
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History Focus Week

• Crime and Punishment
• made by Warren Hui

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Introduction

• Crime and punishment has differences with other
  Asian countries
• Hong Kong deals less severely to prisoners then
  most other countries
• In this PowerPoint Im going to compare Hong
  Kongs punishments with other Asian countries

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Crimes

• There are lots of different types of crimes, the
  main ones are abusing and selling drugs, murder,
  theft
• Different types and level of crime will result in
  different punishments

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Punishments

• A hundred years ago, lots of pirates and other
  criminals were beheaded in public
• Nowadays the death sentence is not very common
• Going to jail and paying fines are the most
  common punishment
• Corporal punishments are now banned

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Corporal Punishments In Hong Kong

• Hong Kong served punishments in canes
• Caning was abolished in 1990

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Prisons in Hong Kong

• The Hong Kong prison system does a good job
  keeping prisoners busy
• The system focuses on discipline and control
• Prisoners do tasks like making cotton balls and
  envelope making
• The whole of the prison and prisoners are clean
  and orderly

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Comparing Prisons With Other Asian Countries

• Singapore-Prisons are known for poor conditions
  and human right abuses
• China-Lots of prisoners has died in prisons
  because of ill treatment
• Thailand-has some of the worst prisons

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Punishments in Other Countries

• Caning and hanging is still present in Singapore
• In China, there is torture and ill treatment in
  prison
• In Japan prisoners can get beaten and starved

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Illegal Immigrants
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How did other countries handle the Illegal
Immigrants?
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Introduction

• Some countries held the Illegal Immigrants as
  prisoners and some countries let them live there
  but they would normally be sent Back to where
  they came from.

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America and Canada

• If some Illegal Immigrants has lived in America
  for a period of time, the government would let
  them stay there.
• If they were caught by the border of America then
  they would be sent back to where they came from.

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Australia

• The Illegal Immigrants caught in Australia would
  be put in detention camps or something like a
  prison.
• They would be sent back to where they came from
  as well.

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Illegal Immigrants SHOULD be sent home.

• We cannot allow them to have jobs, they will do
  anything for a low price. Hong Kong people will
  have no chances
• We cannot keep them in camp forever.
• If we let them stay, more and more people will
  want to come.
• We dont know who they are. They could kill.
• They could rebel, they do not like staying in
  such bad conditions.
• China does not like them, we give them no
  sympathy.
• There is violence and murder in detention camps,
  it is unsafe for them.

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Illegal Immigrants Should NOT be sent home.

• The United Kingdom signed the United Nations an
  agreement for Hong Kong to keep all refugees.
• They could be persecuted in their home country
  for their beliefs.
• They came to flee war, sending them back is like
  sending them to their deaths.
• It will be difficult for them to live normally
  after running away, they will be treated like
  Traitors.
• They just want a better life, they are of no harm
  to us.

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Conclusion

• We conclude that the Refugees should be sent
  home. In 1997, Hong Kong would be returned to
  China, and the Chinese do not have sympathy on
  these refugees. A lot of them are Ethnic Chinese,
  and they had just went to Vietnam for a better
  opportunity. They have now arrived at Hong Kong
  for a better opportunity, and not Political
  Refugees. They should be returned to Vietnam. The
  only ones that should be allowed to stay could be
  the real refugees that have been proven of being
  persecuted.
• This is what happened in the real situation. All
  the proven refugees were allowed to stay in Hong
  Kong for freedom or immigrate to another European
  country.
  
  

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• Credits
• Amy Leverick Now and Then
• Ellen Tung - Now and Then
• Ariel Kwok Hot Debate
• Nicole Moraleda Hot Debate
• Tzun Wong Compare Contrast
• Christophe Cheung - Compare Contrast