VICTORIA PRISON
Dublin Core
Title
VICTORIA PRISON
Description
Originally know as Victoria Gaol, is claimed to be the first building in Hong Kong that was built with durable materials. The prison served as a base during the occupation by the Japanese. Post the Second World War and restoration, Victoria prison became a transit and repatriation center for refugees from Vitenam. It was subsequently developed into an institution with modern management facilities for accommodating discharged inmates of both sexes prior to repatriation or deportation.
Creator
N.A.
Date
1841
Contributor
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities' Trust
Rights
No Vandalism and looting
Maintain noise and avoid disturbance to the public.
Do not remove or destruct cultural materials.
Read the information attached to its item to avoid misinterpretation.
Observe the guidelines bounded to each site.
Maintain noise and avoid disturbance to the public.
Do not remove or destruct cultural materials.
Read the information attached to its item to avoid misinterpretation.
Observe the guidelines bounded to each site.
Relation
Tram; Pedder Building; Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum; Old Central Police Station; Government House; Court of Final Appeal; St.John's Cathedral; Former Central Magistracy; Foreign Correspondents Club; Former French Mission Building; Helena May; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; Star Ferry; Rawlinson House; Wavell House; City Boundary(Old Peak)
Format
2,500m^2
Type
Infrastructure (Building and Statue)
Identifier
central_victoriaprison
Infrastructure (Building and Statue) Item Type Metadata
Opening Hours
Monday-Sunday: 10:00 - 23:00
Nearest MTR Station and Exit
Central Exit D2
Walking distance from nearest MTR
500m
Collection
Citation
N.A., “VICTORIA PRISON,” The Rajawali Merdeka Digitisation Movement, accessed January 19, 2025, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-38/items/show/38.
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