Message from the Commissioner of Correctional Services,
Mr. KWOK Leung-ming, CSDSM

Welcome to the homepage of the Correctional Services Department.

This homepage is a bridge between the community and the Correctional Services Department. It helps you understand our services, particularly penal administration. There are publications online such as the Annual Review which provides information about our work. Those interested in our current activities may watch the videos and browse the press releases and the Guardian, which is a monthly publication covering our latest developments. A search function is also available to help you quickly find the contents that suit your needs.

On this homepage, there is also information about one of our prime tasks -- rehabilitation of offenders. Our work includes providing rehabilitative services for offenders, for example, various treatment programmes, industries and vocational training, and organising community support and involvement activities. This echoes our slogan “Support rehabilitated offenders – For a safer and more inclusive society” on the portal.

Alleviating prison overcrowding (particularly in female institutions) and meeting the demand for integrated and modern prison facilities remain our major challenge.  The Lo Wu Correctional Institution redevelopment project commenced in April 2007, which will convert the old site into three institutions with a total of 1400 penal places, and will begin to take in prisoners in mid 2010. This will provide sufficient relief.  However, as some of the institutions are non-purpose built with aging facilities beyond economical repair, and short of space for classrooms and other rehabilitation facilities, we will continue to re-develop old institutions. 

I hope you will find our homepage informative and useful. Any suggestions and comments are welcome. Please e-mail us.