Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution () is a prison in
Eastern District,
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 ...
, operated by
Hong Kong Correctional Services
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 ...
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''
The Standard'' stated that it was in
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 ...
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It opened on 1 May 1980. At the time, it was a prison for young girls and women. 14 was the minimum age. The prison then closed on 28 May 2008.
The prison was re-opened on 26 March 2014 and later closed on 6 June 2018.
In 2020, the prison service announced that it would make Tai Tam Gap the first "smart prison" in the territory.
On 28 May 2021, Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution was re-commissioned as an immigration detention centre for male adult immigration detainees,
in particular, the centre "is used for the detention of
non-refoulement claimants".
The government stated that detainees held at TGCI pose ‘security risks’. Unlike the other two immigration detention facilities in Hong Kong, TGCI is run by the prison authority, the Hong Kong Correctional Services,
and not the Immigration Department.
As part of the ‘smart prison’ initiative, TGCI detainees are required to wear wristbands that collect biometric data, including heartrate, location, and movement data.
TGCI has a capacity of 160 detainees.
On 28 February 2022, there were 111 detainees held at TGCI.
On 3 December 2021, Secretary for Security
Chris Tang sharply criticized
Stand News
''Stand News'' ( zh, t=立場新聞) was a free non-profit online news website based in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2021. Founded in December 2014, it was the successor of ''House News''. It primarily focused on social and Politics of Hong Kong, po ...
over its reporting on TGCI and other smart prisons. Stand News rejected the accusations.
See also
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Immigration to Hong Kong
Immigration to Hong Kong is the process by which people migrate to the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong for the purpose of residing there. The region has its own Hong Kong immigration policy governing how such migration may ...
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Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre
Ma Tau Kok Road Government Offices*
Nei Kwu Correctional Institution
References
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Prisons in Hong Kong
1980 establishments in Hong Kong
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