CSD 2017 Annual Review
Vision
Internationally acclaimed Correctional Service helping Hong Kong to be one of the safest cities in the world.
Internationally acclaimed Correctional Service helping Hong Kong to be one of the safest cities in the world.
We protect the public and prevent crime for a better Hong Kong by:
Ensuring a secure, safe, humane, decent and healthy custodial environment
Creating rehabilitation opportunities in collaboration with community stakeholders
Promoting law-abiding and inclusive values through community education
Integrity
We are accountable for our actions by upholding high ethical and moral standards, and have the honour of serving our society.
Professionalism
We strive for excellence in correctional practice and resource optimisation, and take pride in our role as society’s guardian and rehabilitation facilitator.
The average daily penal population at correctional facilities in
2017 was 8 529 persons, which is similar to the figure for 2016.
The average occupancy rate was 75 per cent. Among the penal
population, (i) 80 per cent were males and 20 per cent were
females; (ii) 80 per cent were sentenced persons and 20 per cent
were remands; (iii) 95 per cent were aged 21 or above and 5 per
cent were aged under 21; and (iv) 3 per cent were aged 65 or
above.