Print version| Country | HONG KONG (CHINA) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Administrative Region Government | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Prison administration | Correctional Services Department | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | 24th Floor, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | tel: +852 2511 3511 fax: +852 2802 0184 Web: www.csd.gov.hk |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
Sin Yat-kin
Commissioner |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
9,297
at 31.12.2012 (national prison administration) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
130
based on an estimated national population of 7.17 million at end of 2012 (Hong Kong Statistics) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
16.8%
(31.12.2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
19.1%
(31.12.2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
3.4%
(31.12.2009 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
26.4%
(30.6.2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
24
(2012 - 14 prisons, 3 drug treatment centres, 1 training centre, 1 detention centre, 4 rehabilitation centres, 1 psychiatric centre) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 11,144
(2011) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
86.7%
(2011) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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