Hong Kong Correctional Services
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Hong Kong Correctional Services (also called Correctional Services Department, CSD, 懲教署) is responsible for prisoners and prisons 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...

. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for Security
Secretary for Security
The Secretary for Security is the member of the Hong Kong Government in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters....

.

Although the Chief Magistrate was given control over prisons in 1841, the legislation to create the department did not come into being until 1853. CSD was part of the Hong Kong Police Force
Hong Kong Police Force
The Hong Kong Police Force is the largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. It is the world's second, and Asia's first, police agency to operate with a modern policing system. It was formed on 1 May 1844, with a strength of 32 officers...

 until 1879 when the role of Superintendent of the Gaol was created. [This seems incorrect, as there were Superintendents of the Gaol prior to 1879. Example: CO129/108, pp 296-298 1865-03-15. SUPERINTENDENTS OF VICTORIA GAOL - SALARY INCREASE]

Ranks

As with all of the HK Disciplined Forces, British-pattern rank insignia continue to be utilised, with the only change being the exchange of the St. Edward's Crown for the Bauhinia flower crest in 1997.
  • Commissioner of Correctional Services (similar insignia to a UK General
    General
    A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

    )
  • Deputy Commissioner (similar insignia to a UK Lieutenant-General)
  • Assistant Commissioner (similar insignia to a UK Major-General)
  • Chief Superintendent (similar insignia to a UK Colonel
    Colonel
    Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

    )
  • Senior Superintendent (similar insignia to a UK Lieutenant-Colonel)
  • Superintendent (similar insignia to a UK Major
    Major
    Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

    )
  • Chief Officer (similar insignia to a UK Captain)
  • Principal Officer (similar insignia to a UK Lieutenant
    Lieutenant
    A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

     with a bar beneath)
  • Officer (similar insignia to a UK Lieutenant
    Lieutenant
    A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

    )
  • Probationary Officer (similar insignia to a UK Second Lieutenant
    Second Lieutenant
    Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...

    )
  • Assistant Officer Class I (similar insignia to a UK Sergeant
    Sergeant
    Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....

    )
  • Assistant Officer Class II (similar to a UK Private
    Private (rank)
    A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank .In modern military parlance, 'Private' is shortened to 'Pte' in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and to 'Pvt.' in the United States.Notably both Sir Fitzroy MacLean and Enoch Powell are examples of, rare, rapid career...

    )

Facilities

Lantau
Name of Facility Location Years of Operation Facility Type Capacity Status
Shek Pik
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 Wan...

 Prison
Shek Pik 1974-present Maximum security institution 426 active
Sha Tsui Detention Centre Sek Pik 1972-present Minimum security institution opened in 1972 146 active
Ma Po Ping Prison Ma Po Ping 1966-present Medium security institution 650 active
Tong Fuk Centre Tong Fuk 1966-present Medium security institution 400 active
La Chi Rehab Centre Sek Pik 2002-present Rehab Centre 70 active
Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution Chi Ma Wan 1994-present Medium security institution 312 female prisoners active
Chi Sun Correctional Institution Chi Ma Wan 2005-present Minimum security institution 350 female prisoners active

New Territories
Name of Facility Location Years of Operation Facility Type Capacity Status
Bauhinia House Tai Lam Chung 1984-present Half-way House 70 active; moved to current location in 2002
Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre 2005-present Minimum security institution 384 active
Lai King Training Centre Kwai Chung 2008-present Minimum security institution 200 female inmates active
Chi Lan Rehab Centre Kwai Chung 2008-present rehab centre 40 active; relocated from Shek O (2002-2008)
Pik Uk Correctional Institution Sai Kung 1975-present Maximum security institution 385 active
Pik Uk Prison Sai Kung 1975-present Minimum security prison 600 active
Siu Lam Pscyhiatric Centre Tai Lam Chung 1972-present Maximum security institution 262 active
Tai Lam Centre for Women Tai Lam Chung 1969-present Maximum security institution 263 active
Tai Lam Correctional Institution Tai Lam Chung 1980-present Minimum security institution 748 active
Tai Lam Drug Addiction Treatment Centre Tai Lam Chung 1969-present Drug Addiction Treatment Centre N/A active
Wai Lam Rehab Centre Tai Lam Chung 2002-present Minimum security institution 24 active
Lo Wu Correctional Institution Lo Wu 1997-2008 minimum security institution 182 closed; re-built at another location

Kowloon
Name of Facility Location Years of Operation Facility Type Capacity Status
Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre Lai Chi Kok 1977-present Maximum security institution 1084 active
Lai Chi Kok Correctional Institution Lai Chi Kok 2006-present Medium security institution 600 female prisoners active
Lai Chi Kok Prison for Women Lai Chi Kok 1932-2006 Medium security institution N/A closed
Lai Hang Rehab Centre Tai Wo Ping 2002-present Rehab Centre 70 active
Phoenix House Tai Wo Ping 1983-present Half-way house 40 active
Pelican House Tai Wo Ping 1995-present Half-way house 70 active; moved to location in 2004

Hong Kong Island
Name of Facility Location Years of Operation Facility Type Capacity Status
Cape Collison Correctional Institution Cape Collison 1958-present Training centre 192 active
Chi Lan Rehab Centre Shek O 2002-2008 rehab centre 40 relocated to Kwai Chung 2008
Green Island Reception Centre Green Island 1970s-present immigration detention centre 700 inactive
Ma Hang Prison Stanley 1974-present Minimum security institution 220 mainly elderly prisoners active
Pak Sha Wan Correctional Institution Stanley 1999-present Medium security institution 424 active
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution Tai Tam Gap 1980-present Minimum security institution ? relocated as Lai King Correctional Institution in 2008
Tung Tau Correctional Institution Stanley 1982-present Minimum security institution 500 active
Victoria Prison
Victoria Prison
Victoria Prison , or Victoria Gaol was Hong Kong's first prison. A testimony to the evolution of Hong Kong's correctional services, it had been the centre of the local prison system until it ceased operation in December 2005....

Central 1841-2005 Maximum security institution 800? closed; see publication entitled "Victoria Prison Memorial Book" published by the CSD and available from the Correctional Services Museum Gift Shop at the Stanley Prison.
Stanley Prison
Stanley Prison
Stanley Prison is one of the five maximum security prisons in Hong Kong and is currently the oldest institution still in service...

Stanley 1937-present Maximum security institution 1544 active

Hei Ling Chau
Name of Facility Location Years of Operation Facility Type Capacity Status
Lai Sun Correctional Institution Hei Ling Chau
Hei Ling Chau
Hei Ling Chau , formerly Hayling Chau, is an island of Hong Kong, located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. It is administratively part of the Islands District.-Geography:...

1984-present Minimum security institution 182 now functions as a Pre-release Vocational Training Centre for adult prisoners
Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution Hei Ling Chau 1984-present Medium security institution 532 active
Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre and Annex Hei Ling Chau 1975-present Drug Addiction Treatment Centre 688; 236 in annex active

Vietnamese detention centre
Name of Facility Location Years of Operation Facility Type Capacity Status
Kai Tak Camp Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon 1973-1998 Vietnamese detention centre ? closed
Shek Kong Airfield
Shek Kong Airfield
The Shek Kong Airfield , ICAO:VHSK), formerly RAF Sek Kong/Sek Kong Airfield, is an airbase located in Shek Kong of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ....

Sek Kong 1988-1992 temporary refugee centre ? closed and return to RAF; now PLAAF base
High Island Detention Centre High Island
High Island, Hong Kong
High Island or Leung Shuen Wan is a former island in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. The island was connected to the peninsula by two dams to enclose the Kwun Mun Channel and form the High Island Reservoir. The construction of the dam spanned 10 years from 1969 to 1979...

, NT
1988-1998 Vietnamese detention centre 7000 Closed; site now Hong Kong Jockey Club High Island Training Camp
Whitehead Detention Centre Starfish Bay, Ma On Shan
Ma On Shan
Ma On Shan may refer to the following places in Hong Kong:* Ma On Shan , mountain in the New Territories* Ma On Shan , an extension of Sha Tin New Town in the New Territories on the foot of Ma On Shan mountain...

1988-1998 Vietnamese detention centre 5500 closed; site being redeveloped
Tai A Chau Detention Centre Tai A Chau
Tai A Chau
Tai A Chau is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong, part of the Soko Islands group, located south of Lantau Island. It is referred to as South Soko Island in some media articles.-Geography:...

 (Soko Group)
1988-1996 detention centre 5500 closed; plans are to re-develop site for tourism

Crest

The current crest of the force was adopted in 1997 to replace most of the colonial symbols:
  • St Edward's Crown replace with Bauhinia
    Bauhinia
    Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists....

  • Laurel wreath added with badge with wording Correctional Services Hong Kong" with Correctional Services 懲教署 circling a Compass rose
    Compass rose
    A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions — North, East, South and West - and their intermediate points. It is also the term for the graduated markings found on the traditional...

  • Motto added with wording "Hong Kong 香港"


Source: Correctional Services Department [Hong Kong]

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