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A Chronology of CSD's Development and Penal Measures of Hong Kong
Early History
Early History | 1950's to 1990's | 2000's to NOW
| Year |
Event |
| 1841 |
Apr 30 |
Captain William Caine was appointed as the first Chief Magistrate and also to take charge of the Police and the Gaol |
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Aug 9 |
The first prison in Hong Kong was instituted |
| 1853 |
Sept 20 |
The first legislation concerning the Hong Kong prison was enacted |
| 1876 |
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Penal diet (bread and water for European prisoners and rice and water for Chinese prisoners) was introduced as a form of punishment |
| 1879 |
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The prison system was formally separated from the police with the transfer of gaol guards from the police to the control of the Superintendent of the Gaol |
| 1894 |
Apr 5 |
The last executions in public view were carried out within the gaol |
| 1932 |
Apr 19 |
A new female Prison at Lai Chi Kok was opened |
| 1937 |
Jan |
The Hong Kong Prison at Stanley (now known as Stanley Prison) came into operation |
| 1938 |
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Probation services came under the administration of Prisons Department |
| 1946 |
Dec |
The first "open" delinquent institution was set up - a temporary reformatory institution to receive boys from 8 to 16 years of age |
| 1948 |
Apr 1 |
Probation services were transferred to the Social Welfare Office established under the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in 1947 (and subsequently to the Social Welfare Department in 1958) |
Early History | 1950's to 1990's | 2000's to NOW
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