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Shek Pik Prison

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Shek Pik Prison with the South China Sea in the background
Shek Pik Prison
Traditional Chinese石壁監獄
Simplified Chinese石壁监狱
Cantonese Yalesehk bīk gāam yuhk
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí Bì Jiānyù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationsehk bīk gāam yuhk
Jyutpingsek6 bik3 gaam1 juk6

Shek Pik Prison (Chinese: 石壁監獄) is a prison located in Hong Kong. It is located at 47 Shek Pik Reservoir Road, Shek Pik, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It was first built in 1984, and is currently managed by the Hong Kong Correctional Services. The prison is used to contain prisoners with middle to long sentences, along with life imprisonment sentences.[1][2][3]

Life imprisonment sentences prisoners at this prison

References

  1. ^ "石壁監獄". www.csd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong's prison system explained". South China Morning Post. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong: The facts Correctional Services" (PDF). gov.hk. Retrieved June 13, 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Killer of three prostitutes in Hong Kong found hanged in his cell". South China Morning Post. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2019-06-13.