Prisons in Hong Kong are

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Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, which are managed by the

Correctional Services Department The Correctional Services Department (CSD) is responsible for the management of prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for Security. History Although the Chief Magistrate (now C ...

. Facilities have different purposes. Hong Kong has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the region.

Description

Prisons in Hong Kong comprise

, a city and special administrative region of

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. They are managed by the

. Facilities have different purposes, including training centres, detention centres, rehabilitation centres, and drug addiction treatment centres.

Imprisonment rates

Hong Kong has one of the highest rates of

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in the region at around 163 per 100,000. Imprisonment rates have declined from levels above 200 per 100,000 during 1991-1996 due to fluctuations in the numbers of

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List of prisons

This is a list of prisons in Hong Kong are managed (or previously managed) by the

Hong Kong Island

* Cape Collinson Correctional Institution,

Cape Collinson Cape Collinson (), also Hak Kok Tau (), is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel. Name The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Colli ...

, Hong Kong Island *: (Male young offenders undergoing training under the Training Centres Ordinance) * Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre,

Shek O Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It can refer to Shek O village, Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively, they are part of Southern District. Geography The name ''Shek O'' litera ...

, Hong Kong Island *: (Female young offenders undergoing Phase I training under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance) * Ma Hang Prison, Ma Hang, Hong Kong Island *: (Male adult prisoners and clinically old prisoners of low security risk) * Pak Sha Wan Correctional Institution,

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, Hong Kong Island *: (Male adult prisoners) *

Stanley Prison Stanley Prison (c. January 1937, previously known as Hong Kong Prison at Stanley) is one of the six maximum security facilities in Hong Kong. History Built in 1937, Stanley Prison is currently the oldest institution still in service (the old ...

, Hong Kong Island *: (Male adult convicted prisoners and male adult remand prisoners) * Tung Tau Correctional Institution,

, Hong Kong Island *: (Male adult prisoners of low security risk) * Queen Mary Hospital Custodial Ward, Hong Kong Island *: (Male inmates who are suffering from illness and referred out by the Medical Officers of various penal institutions) * Green Island Reception Centre, Green Island *: (Currently closed) *

Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution () is a prison in Eastern District, Hong Kong, operated by Hong Kong Correctional Services. '' The Standard'' stated that it was in Shek O. It opened on 1 May 1980. At the time, it was a prison for young gir ...

Tai Tam Tai Tam or ''Tytam'' is an area in Southern District, Hong Kong, Southern District on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tai Tam means a ''big pool'' in the Chinese language which illustrates a triangular bay, namely Tai Tam Bay between Stanley ...

, Hong Kong Island *: (Currently closed) *

Victoria Prison Victoria Prison was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong Island. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, it was originally known as Victoria Gaol ...

, Central, Hong Kong Island *: (Closed Permanently in 2006. Now redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun )

Kowloon

* Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre,

Lai Chi Kok Lai Chi Kok is a neighbourhood in Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area and also the largest in Hong Kong with 99 blocks. Administratively, it belongs t ...

, New Kowloon *: (Male adult persons who are: (a) prisoner on remand in any category; (b) judgement respited prisoners; (c) detainees under the provisions of the Immigration Ordinance; (d) civil debtors; (e) appellants (except under life sentence); (f) Star and Ordinary Class adult prisoners (except under life sentence); or (g) persons remanded under the Drug Addiction Treatment Centres Ordinance) * Lai Hang Rehabilitation Centre, Tai Wo Ping, New Kowloon *: (Male young offenders who completed Phase I training in Lai Chi Rehabilitation Centre under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance) * Phoenix House, Tai Wo Ping, New Kowloon *: (Young male inmates discharged from Detention Centre, Training Centre & Drug Addiction Treatment Centre) * Pelican House, Tai Wo Ping, New Kowloon *: (Male adult inmates released under supervision from Drug Addiction Treatment Centre, and male adult inmates under the Release Under Supervision Scheme, Pre-Release Employment Scheme, Conditional Release Scheme, Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners Scheme) * Queen Elizabeth Hospital Custodial Ward, Kowloon *: (Male and female inmates who are suffering from illness and referred out by the Medical Officers of various penal institutions)

New Territories

* Bauhinia House, Tai Lam Chung, New Territories *: (Female inmates released under supervision from Training Centre or Drug Addiction Treatment Centre, and female adult inmates released under supervision of Release Under Supervision Scheme, the Pre-Release Employment Scheme or the Post-Release Supervision of Prisoners Scheme) * Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre, New Territories *: (Female young offenders undergoing Phase I training under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance) * Lai King Training Centre,

Lai King Lai King, or Lai King Hill, is the colloquial name for a residential area including a number of private housing and public housing estates, located on Mo Shek Shan (), east of Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Esta ...

, New Territories *: (Young female prisoners, remand prisoners, training Centre inmates, drug addiction treatment centre inmates) * Lo Wu Correctional Institution,

Lo Wu Lo Wu () is an area in North District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on the border between Hong Kong and mainland China, specifically the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China. The area is most notable as the location of the most ...

, New Territories *: (Female adult prisoners) * Pik Uk Correctional Institution,

Pik Uk Pik Uk () is a small village in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Location Pik Uk is located on Clear Water Bay Road, roughly halfway between Ping Shek Estate and the Hang Hau Road roundabout, adjacent to Razor Hill, and not far fro ...

, New Territories *: (Male young remands and male young prisoners) * Pik Uk Prison,

, New Territories *: (Male Star Class adult prisoners) * Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre, Siu Lam, New Territories *: (Male and female prisoners in all categories (sentenced or on remand) and detainees who require psychiatric observation, treatment, assessment or special psychological care) *

Tai Lam Centre for Women Tai Lam Centre for Women is a maximum security women's prison in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is operated by Hong Kong Correctional Services and currently has a capacity of 391 prisoners. It was established in 1969. As of 1992 illeg ...

Tai Lam Tai Lam () or Tai Lam Chung () is an area of Tuen Mun District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Village Tai Lam Chung Tsuen () is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented wi ...

, New Territories *: (Adult female prisoners, remands and inmates) * Tai Lam Correctional Institution,

, New Territories *: (Male adult

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with short term or balance of sentence) * Wai Lan Rehabilitation Centre,

, New Territories *: (Female young offenders who completed Phase I training in Chi Lan Rehabilitation Centre under the Rehabilitation Centres Ordinance)

Lantau Island

* Sha Tsui Detention Centre,

Shek Pik Shek Pik () is an area located along the southwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. When the Shek Pik Reservoir was built, villages at Shek Pik were demolished and the villagers were relocated to other parts of Lantau Island and to Tsuen ...

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao or Lan Tau) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the ...

, New Territories *: (Young male offenders) *

Shek Pik Prison Shek Pik Prison () is a prison in Hong Kong, located at 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Shek Pik, Lantau Island. It was built in 1984, and is managed by the Hong Kong Correctional Services. The prison is used to contain prisoners with medium to long ...

, New Territories *: (Adults serving medium to long-term sentences, including life imprisonment) * Tong Fuk Correctional Institution,

, New Territories *: (Male adult prisoners) * Chi Sun Correctional Institution (Chi Ma Wan Drug Addiction Treatment Centre),

Chi Ma Wan Chi Ma Wan () is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula () is where Chi Ma Wan, as well as Cheung Sha Wan, Lantau, Cheung Sha Wan, Tai Long Wan, Chi Ma Wan, Tai Long Wan, Yi Long Wan and Mong Tung ...

, New Territories *: (Currently closed) * Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution,

, New Territories *: (Currently closed)

Hei Ling Chau

* Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution,

Hei Ling Chau Hei Ling Chau (), formerly Hayling Chau or Nai Gu Island, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Geography Hei Ling Chau is located sou ...

, New Territories * Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre,

, New Territories * Lai Sun Correctional Institution,

, New Territories * Nei Kwu Correctional Institution,

References

External links

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