Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre

Maximum security institution
Established 1977

Address

3/5 Butterfly Valley Road, Kowloon

Capacity

1,484

Type of Persons in Custody

Male adult persons who are :

(a) prisoner on remand in any category;
(b) judgement respited prisoners;
(c) detainees under the provisions of the Immigration Ordinance;
(d) civil debtors;
(e) appellants (except under life sentence);
(f) Star and Ordinary Class adult prisoners (except under life sentence); or
(g) persons remanded under the Drug Addiction Treatment Centres Ordinance.

Visiting Hours

Social Visit

The Correctional Services Department is now launching the Social Visit e-Booking Service. Registered user can make an appointment on Social Visit at the Website of Correctional Services Department. Social Visit e-Booking Service can make advance booking within 7 days. You can also change, cancel or enquire about the appointment you have made. In addition, the Correctional Services Department is now launching the Approved Hand-in Articles e-Ordering Service”. Registered user can purchase approved hand-in articles for a person in custody via online platform. The articles will be directly delivered to the correctional institution concerned by the supplier. Please click here for details of the above services.

Social Visit e-Services Platform

Notes :

1. For security reason, visitors should not arrive at the institution earlier than 8:00 a.m.
2. Visitors must be registered 60 minutes prior to the end of the visiting hours.

Official Visit

The Correctional Services Department is now launching the Official Visit e-Booking System. Registered user can save telephone booking time by making use of this online service to make an appointment on Official Visit at the Website of Correctional Services Department. Official Visit e-Booking Service can make advance booking within 7 days (Except Saturday afternoon, Sunday and public holiday). You can also change, cancel or enquire about the appointment you have made. Please click here for details of Official Visit e-Booking Service.

Official Visit e-Booking Service

(No visit on Saturday afternoon and public holidays)
 

Notes :

1. Visitors are advised to arrive 30 minutes in advance for registration, but not earlier than 9:00 a.m.
2. Those without booking must be registered 60 minutes prior to the end of the visiting hours.

Please note the visit arrangements during inclement weather conditions

No smoking areas

Visit Room & Visitors Waiting Room inside the Centre are designated as no smoking areas. Smoking is prohibited in the Visit Room & Visitors Waiting Room. 

Barrier-free facilities

Accessible route, tactile guide path, braille and tactile floor plan, accessible toilet, visual display board

Video Legal Visits

Service Hours
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

Venue
LG 6/F, High Court, 38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong.

Bookings

1. Bookings should be made through Officer-in-charge of LCKRC Visit Room at 2785 3461 or 2176 0181. Booking starts at 8:30 a.m. until 4:30p.m.
2. Advance booking should be made by lawyers and prior consent must be obtained from clients.
3. Bookings can be made for service hours on that or the two following working days.

In normal circumstances, only one-hour duration will be assigned to one client. At the discretion of Officer-in-charge of Visit Room, more than one client may be allowed if the situation warrants.

Procurement of Private Food for Prisoner Awaiting Trial (Prisoner on Remand)

According to the Law of HK Chapter 234A, Rule 192, every prisoner awaiting trial may procure for himself or receive food. In order to meet with the management and security requirement, the Centre shall only allow licensed restaurant to supply food for the prisoners awaiting trial. Any interested bodies can see the following Private Food Supplier Application Procedures or make direct enquiry to the Rehabilitation Unit 2 of the Centre at phone no. 2176 7361 for details.

Private Food Supplier Application Procedures

How to get there

1. MTR Tsuen Wan Line (Lai Chi Kok Station Exit C);
2. MTR Tung Chung Line (change to Tsuen Wan Line at Lai King Station and get off at Lai Chi Kok Station Exit C).
3. MTR Airport Express (change to Tung Chung Line at Tsing Yi Station, then change to Tsuen Wan Line at Lai King Station and get off at Lai Chi Kok Station Exit C).
4. West Rail (change to Tsuen Wan Line at Mei Foo Station and get off at Lai Chi Kok Station Exit C).
5. City Bus No. E21 from Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport)
   (get off at Cheung Sha Wan Plaza Bus Stop);
6. Harbour Tunnel Bus No. 102 from Shau Kei Wan
   (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
7. Harbour Tunnel Bus No. 904 from Kennedy Town
   (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
8. Harbour Tunnel Bus No. 905 from Wan Chai Ferry Pier
   (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
9. Kowloon Motor Bus No. 6 from Tsim Sha Tsui
   (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
10. Kowloon Motor Bus No. 2A or 6D from Ngau Tau Kok
    (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
11. Kowloon Motor Bus No. 68X from Yuen Long
    (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
12. Kowloon Motor Bus No. 60X from Tuen Mun Central
    (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
13. Kowloon Motor Bus No. 86 from Wong Nai Tau
    (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop);
14. Kowloon Motor Bus No. 86A from Sha Tin Wai
    (get off at Cheung Lai Street Bus Stop).

Enquiries