Corporal Punishment administered in
Hong Kong
Corporal punishment has not been recommended for disciplinary offences in the prisons for the past seventeen years.
Over the year, 1 juvenile was caned at the Central Magistracy and 1 adult at Stanley Prison by order of the Courts.
Comparative figures over five years are:
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
:
By order of Court
6*
4*
Nil
17*
2*
*These figures refer only to corporal punishment
administered by the Prisons Department.
Extract from
Presons Dept. Annual Report
1868-69
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