Hong Kong - All my Scouts are in prison...
In 1986, Herman Hui, the current Chairman of the World Scout Committee, had the idea of providing young prisoners in Hong Kong with Scout uniforms, “to help them change their values and become citizens in their own right".
By providing them, including those who didn't become Scouts, with the same clothes, the detainees started to feel like "brothers", which greatly improved the atmosphere in the prison. The young people were able to make contact with the outside world through group activities and orchestras organised by Herman Hui. In twenty years, 2,500 detainees have benefited from the contribution of Scouting’s educational method.
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