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
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
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