Castle Peak Hospital is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. Located at the east of Castle Peak

Castle Peak, Hong Kong

Castle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583 m high peak in the western New Territories of Hong Kong.In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its Granite surface.The area to the west of the hill was also named...

 in Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun

Tuen Mun is a town near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in Hong Kong which can be dated back to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at the Castle...

, the hospital was established in 1961. Currently, the Hospital has 1144 beds, provides variety of psychiatric services such as forensic psychiatry

Forensic psychiatry

Forensic psychiatry is a sub-speciality of psychiatry and an auxiliar science of criminology. It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry...

, psychogeriatric services, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, rehabilitation, consultation-liaison psychiatry, substance abuse treatments, etc. All wards in the hospital are equipped to accept both voluntary and involuntary admitted patients.