Shek Pik Prison
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  Location within Hong Kong | |
| Location | 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road Lantau Island, Hong Kong |
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| Coordinates | 22°13′28″N 113°53′42″E / 22.2244°N 113.8949°E / 22.2244; 113.8949 |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum security |
| Capacity | 426 |
| Opened | 1984 |
| Managed by | Correctional Services Department |
| Director | Tse Kwok-wai, Senior Superintendent |
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| Traditional Chinese | 石壁監獄 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 石壁监狱 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | sehk bīk gāam yuhk | ||||||||||||
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Shek Pik Prison (Chinese: 石壁監獄) is located at 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Shek Pik, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It was built in 1984, and is managed by the Hong Kong Correctional Services. The prison is used to contain prisoners with medium to long sentences, along with those sentenced to life imprisonment.[1][2]
History
Shek Pik Prison officially opened in 1984 as a maximum-security facility with a capacity of 466 prisoners, helping to relieve Stanley Prison. It cost approximately HK$135 million to construct. The prison was built with high-tech security features including a 160-camera video surveillance system and infrared perimeter alarm, as well as a solar energy water heating system, the government's largest such solar energy system at that time.[3]
Description
The prison remains a maximum-security institution. It now has an official capacity of 426.[4]
It is located below the dam of the Shek Pik Reservoir.
Notable prisoners
- Lam Kor-wan – Convicted serial killer
- Edward Leung – Political activist[5]
- Nadeem Razaq – Convicted serial killer, committed suicide on 3 November 2016[6]
- Benny Tai – Political activist[7]
- Joshua Wong – Political activist[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Hong Kong's prison system explained". South China Morning Post. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ "Hong Kong: The facts Correctional Services" (PDF). gov.hk. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ Knight, Bill, ed. (1985). Hong Kong 1985: A review of 1984. Hong Kong: Government Printer. p. 223.
- ^ "Shek Pik Prison". Correctional Services Department. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Lam, Jeffie (29 July 2019). "Hong Kong's pro-independence activist Edward Leung appeals to youth to shun hatred while protesting over extradition bill in note from prison". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Killer of three prostitutes in Hong Kong found hanged in his cell". South China Morning Post. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ Chan, Holmes (8 August 2019). "Jailed Hong Kong democracy leader Benny Tai sent to solitary confinement over strike action". Hong Kong Free Press.
- ^ "Jailed Joshua Wong 'questioned without a lawyer'". RTHK. 7 January 2021.