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The penal system of Hong Kong, with its colonial tradition, is responsible for carrying out criminal penalties and the supervision and rehabilitation of former prisoners. Hong Kong's prisons meet basic international criteria and attract less criticism than those in mainland China .
During a criminal proceeding, many steps and rules are involved. Each of the steps must be finished and followed in the correct order and the right time. First things first, in order for the Secretary for Justice to institute a criminal proceeding, the Secretary must first lawfully collect evidence and arrest the accused person. Then, the ...
The Crimes Ordinance , last amended in 1972, is a law of Hong Kong relating to certain consolidated penal enactments. Like Macau, penal and criminal law in Hong Kong is different from what is applied in China.
Following the common law system introduced into Hong Kong when it became a Crown colony, Hong Kong's criminal procedural law and the underlying principles are very similar to the one in the UK. Like other common law jurisdictions, Hong Kong follows the principle of presumption of innocence. This principle penetrates the whole system of Hong ...
As of 2018 there was a daily average of 8,310 prisoners in the Hong Kong prison system. The prisons had an occupancy rate of 81.6 per cent, while training, detention, rehabilitation, and drug addiction treatment centres had an occupancy rate of 30.8 per cent. [1]
Hong Kong prison authorities rejected criticism of "modern slavery" on Tuesday. Hong Kong denies 'slavery' as prisoners work nights to make face masks Skip to main content
The last execution in Hong Kong was carried out on 16 November 1966 when Wong Kai-kei (Chinese: 黃啟基), aged 25, was hanged at Stanley Prison. [2] Wong was a Chinese-Vietnamese who, on 3 July 1966, was burgling the Chung Keen Company building in Sham Shui Po when he was spotted by security guard Chan Fat-sang ( Chinese : 陳佛生 ).
A Hong Kong court jailed pro-democracy activist Owen Chow for three days on Wednesday and fined his solicitor, Phyllis Woo, for taking a document out of prison without authorisation. Chow is one ...