Shek Pik Prison (Chinese: 石壁監獄) is a prison in Hong Kong, located at 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Shek Pik, Lantau Island. 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, as well as those sentenced to life imprisonment.[1][2]
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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 |
| 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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History
editShek 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
editLocated below the dam of the Shek Pik Reservoir, the prison remains a maximum-security institution. It now has an official capacity of 426.[4]
As a well fortified prison, Stanley Prison had advanced infrared perimeter alarm systems, wireless communication networks, and a closed-circuit television system worth over HK$4 million upon its initial operation, including over 160 surveillance cameras and 36 television monitors in the control room. [5] The prison also had the second-largest solar energy system in Hong Kong at the time, covering an area of 480 square meters, primarily to provide hot water for the prison.[6] Like other large correctional institutions, inmates are required to participate in "correctional industries" related work, and the prison has large-scale woodworking and laundry workshops, which are the largest among all correctional institutions in Hong Kong.[7]
Notable prisoners
edit- Lam Kor-wan – convicted serial killer
- Edward Leung – political activist[8]
- Nadeem Razaq – convicted serial killer, committed suicide on 3 November 2016[9]
- Benny Tai – political activist[10]
- Joshua Wong – political activist[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "新監獄耗資一億三千萬 專收容嚴重罪犯 最先進保安設備". 香港工商日報. 1984-04-29.
- ^ "石壁監獄極現代化 保安設備精密先進 專門收容嚴重罪犯". 工商晚報. 1984-04-29.
- ^ 冼樂嘉; 呂麗娟 (March 1999). 香港懲教 任重道遠 (PDF). 香港: 香港懲教署. ISBN 9628513044. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ 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.