• CSD 2017 Annual Review

    Safe Custody and Rehabilitation
    For an Inclusive Society

Vision

Internationally acclaimed Correctional Service helping Hong Kong to be one of the safest cities in the world.

Mission

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

Values

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.

Humanity
We respect the dignity of all people with emphasis on fairness and empathy.

Discipline
We respect the rule of law with emphasis on orderliness in the pursuit of harmony.

Perseverance
We are committed to serving our society, keeping constant vigilance and facing challenges with courage.

  • Commissioner's Foreword


    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.

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Commissioner's Foreword


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.

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