Correctional Services Department

This chronology provides brief reference of the historical development of the Correctional Services Department and penal measures of Hong Kong. The exact dates for the events are given if available.

Number of indiscipline cases and number of persons in custody committing disciplinary offences

Admission of persons in custody to correctional institutions by category and gender

Admission of sentenced persons to correctional institutions by type of offence

Persons in custody are allowed to receive some approved hand-in articles from their visitors upon visit.

Average daily number of persons in custody by category and gender

Commercial value of products and services managed by Correctional Services Industries

Correctional Services Department Institutions Information

Information of registration and use of General Visit e-Services Platform

Information of registration and use of Official Visit e-Booking Service

Escape rate of persons in custody

Information of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum including address, opening hours, telephone number and fax number

Information Desk - Privacy Statement on Correctional Services Department Policies and Practices in Relation to Personal Data

Information Desk - Access Co-ordinator in Correctional Services Department to enhance the accessibility of Government premises, facilities and services

Information Desk - Access Officers in Correctional Services Department to enhance the accessibility of Government premises, facilities and services

Number of operations conducted and number of locations covered in joint searching / special searching / night raid operations in the correctional institutions

Information of Multi-purpose Family and Rehabilitation Service Centres including name, address, opening hours and telephone number

Number of complaints, requests and enquiries received by Complaint Investigation Unit (CIU) from persons in custody, the public and staff

Number of participants in Correctional Services Pioneer Project

Number of persons in custody in individual institutions

Number of persons in custody by type of local/ non-local persons

Number of persons under supervision after release by type of gender

Number of programme matching sessions in risks and needs assessment

Number of psychological counselling and welfare services sessions, visits-in-centre services and visits-out-centre services by number of visit

Overall passing rate in public examination, vocational qualification examinations and trade tests of persons in custody and employment rate after 6 months of employment follow-up period after release

Recidivism rate of local rehabilitated offenders

Recruitment - Details of CSD Posts

Number of Officers who reported for duty and number of Assistant Officers II who reported for duty

Rehabilitation - Committee on Community Support for Rehabilitated Offenders with community leaders, employers, education sector, professionals and representatives of non-government organisations and government departments to advise on rehabilitation programmes, and re-integration and publicity strategies.

Rehabilitation - Overview on rehabilitation services for offenders

Rehabilitation - Correctional Services Department has organised a series of publicity and public education activities to appeal for public acceptance of and community support for rehabilitated persons

Number of self-harm incidents of persons in custody

Success rates of reintegration programmes within the supervision period

Suicide rate of persons in custody

Number of cases of fighting / assault among persons in custody and number of cases of assault against CSD officers