CSD launches new Rehabilitation Pioneer Programme initiative Captain Gor Union

     To promote sustainable youth community education, the Correctional Services Department today (December 23) launched an initative called Captain Gor Union and its mobile application, establishing a membership system for the Rehabilitation Pioneer Programme (RPP) to recruit primary and secondary students as members, so as to nurture in a more systematic manner a new generation of young people with an affection for the country and Hong Kong and a positive mindset.
      
     Named after Captain Gor, the mascot of the CSD's youth uniform group Rehabilitation Pioneer Leaders (RPLs), Captain Gor Union aims to recruit primary and secondary school students as non-uniformed group members and arrange for them to participate in various activities related to national security, national education, crime prevention, anti-drug, support for rehabilitation and cultural exchange, with a view to disseminating to them the messages of "safeguarding our country and home, leading a law-abiding and drug-free life as well as supporting offender rehabilitation". It will also enable the Department to recruit young people with potential to join the RPLs, so as to inject new blood into the team.
      
     The Captain Gor Union mobile application was also launched today, allowing young people to register as members and get the latest information on membership and activities. To encourage youths to pursue independent and continuous learning, the application features a reward programme where members can "upgrade" through challenges and redeem gifts.
      
     The CSD launched the RPP in September 2008 to disseminate to young people the messages of safeguarding the country and home, leading a law-abiding and drug-free life as well as supporting offender rehabilitation. The RPLs, a youth uniformed group, was set up in 2018 to recruit young talent with leadership potential to enhance their sense of belonging to the country and their social responsibility, as well as to encourage them to actively contribute to the society in the future by helping to promote law-abiding and inclusive values for a better Hong Kong.
      
     The Captain Gor Union mobile application can be downloaded for free from Huawei AppGallery, Apple App Store and Google Play, or by scanning the QR code in the Annex.