The following table compares the certified capacities and the actual populations of Hong Kong's twenty-two correctional facilities as of March 27, 1997.
Prison |
Certified Capacity |
Population as of March 27, 1997 |
Cape Collinson Correctional Institution |
230 |
166 |
Chi Ma Wan Treatment Centre |
250 |
205 |
Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution |
364 |
572 |
Hei Ling Chau Addiction Treatment Centre |
964 |
823 |
Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution |
532 |
705 |
Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre |
960 |
1,347 |
Lai King Training Centre |
260 |
234 |
Lai Sun Correctional Institution |
326 |
259 |
Ma Hang Prison |
220 |
203 |
Ma Po Ping Prison |
650 |
759 |
Prison |
Certified Capacity |
Population as of March 27, 1997 |
Pik Uk Correctional Institution |
385 |
460 |
Pik Uk Prison |
600 |
661 |
Sha Tsui Detention Centre |
231 |
190 |
Shek Pik Prison |
450 |
766 |
Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre |
270 |
237 |
Stanley Prison |
1,584 |
1,947 |
Tai Lam Centre for Women |
278 |
525 |
Tai Lam Correctional Institution |
590 |
676 |
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution |
160 |
229 |
Tong Fuk Centre |
400 |
396 |
Tung Tau Correctional Institution |
300 |
455 |
Victoria Prison |
438 |
487 |