4. Seventy-five (75) juveniles were admitted during the year, with sentences varying from 24 hours detention to 6 months hard labour. In 7 cases corporal punishment was awarded in addition.
5. The percentage of convicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convictions recorded against them was 19.1 as compared with 19 for 1926.
6. There were 188 prisoners admitted who were convicted by Police Courts in the New Territories, against 133 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 Hong Kong:-
Year Estimated population Number of convicts Percentage Daily average number of prisoners Percentage to population 1918 558,000 224 .040 601 .108 1919 598,100 259 .043 756 .126 1920 648,150 275 .043 755 .117 1921 665,350 231 .035 764 .115 1922 662,200 259 .039 787 .119 1923 681,800 294 .043 861 .126 1924 799,550 345 .043 1,066 .133 1925 874,420 394 .045 1,116 .128 1926 786,920 409 .052 1,054 .134 1927 890,400 392 .044 1,189 .136Victoria Gaol.
8. 13,857,160 forms were printed and issued to various Government Departments and 123,620 books bound or repaired as compared with 13,319,014 forms and 74,030 books in 1926. The introduction of a wire stitching machine resulted in a marked increase in the number of books bound and repaired.
9. The Gaol was again overcrowded and additional congestion was caused through having to accommodate sick prisoners in the Halls during the rebuilding of the Hospital. It is hoped that the new Hospital will be ready for occupation early in 1928.
10. Repairs were effected to buildings. A section of the roof of F Hall and the roof of a paper store were renewed. Other roofs were found to be defective. These will be repaired in 1928.