4. One hundred and seventeen (117) juveniles were admitted during the year, with sentences varying from 24 hours detention to 6 months hard labour. In 32 cases corporal punishment was awarded in addition.
5. The percentage of convicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convictions recorded against them was 14.5 as compared with 14.4 for 1922.
6. There were 99 prisoners admitted who were convicted by the Police Courts in the New Territories against 124 for the previous year.
7. The following table shows the number of convicts in custody on the 31st December for the past 10 years, and the percentage of the total number of prisoners in custody to the estimated population of Hongkong.
Year Estimated population Number of convicts Percentage of population Daily average number of prisoners Percentage to population 1914 501,304 261 *0.044 600 *0.120 1915 516,870 213 *0.041 594 0.115 1916 528,010 203 *0.038 638 0.121 1917 535,100 209 *0.038 600 *0.112 1918 558,000 224 0.040 601 •0.108 1919 598,100 259 0.043 756 *0.126 1920 648,150 275 *0.043 755 0.117 1921 665,350 231 *0.035 764 •0.115 1922 662,200 259 *0.039 787 ·0.119 1923 681,800 294 *0.043 861 •0.1268. There were 432 punishments awarded for breach of prison discipline as compared with 407 for the preceding year. Corporal punishment was inflicted in fifteen cases for prison offences.
9. One hundred and two (102) prisoners were whipped by order of Courts.
10. There was no escape or attempt to escape.
11. There were 16 deaths (11 natural causes and 5 executions).