The closing ceremony of the 41st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators in Hanoi on November 16 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The
41st Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators
(APCCA 41) concluded in Hanoi on November 16 after five working days.
During
the event, six sessions and five panel discussions were held so that
participants worked out measures to improve the effectiveness of prison
management and education.
They
also participated in some fringe activities, including fact-finding trips to
the Quang Ninh and Thanh Xuan prisons.
Highly valuing Vietnam’s organisation
of the APCCA 41, Prof. Neil
Morgan and Irene Morgan, rapporteurs at the APCCA, said the
conference was a chance for countries to learn prison management and education experiences
from one another.
Chair of the APCCA 41 Lt. Gen. Le
Minh Hung said the international and regional economic, political, and security
situations are still witnessing complex developments that affect prison
management, requiring the APCCA to actively devise strategic cooperation
measures so as to ensure effective prison management, correctional activities, and social
reintegration for ex-inmates.
He
noted that at the event, participants pledged to continue increasing
cooperation, exchanges, experience sharing, and joint dialogues to further
improve prison management and education to help offenders become good citizens
and create a healthy social environment for the development of countries and
territories in the region.
This
year’s event brought together more than 200 delegates from 25 countries, three
international organisations, and 18 diplomatic agencies. This was the second
time the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security had hosted the rotating
conference.
At
the closing ceremony, Hung handed over the APCCA flag to Wang Kwok-Hing, head
of the delegation of Hong Kong (China), which will host the 42nd APCCA in November 2024./.
VNA
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