STATISTICAL REPORT FOR HONG KONG PRISONS FOR 1939.
Number committed.
Number previously convicted.
Numbers sentenced to imprisonment.
Chinese Males by Age Groups.
15-20 20-25 25-50 Over 50 Total Total number committed in 1939. 1,446 865 14,646 For debt. 176 2 27 Destitutes. 1,270 112 2,686 For safe Custody and not subsequently imprisoned. 180 751 11,933 For Imprisonment. 135 134 2,055 Once. 85 26 963 Twice. 870 47 931 Thrice or more. 329 544 Number of First Offenders. 836 374 7,984 Under 1 month. 83 331 3,422 1 to 6 months. 22 41 7,170 6 months to 2 years. 3,044 5 1,125 Over 2 years. 10 542 2,492 20 216 Deaths (exclusive of executions). 63Notes.
15-20 20-25 25-50 Over 50 Total European males 51 1 18 11 51 Indian males 21 2 1.0 1 20 5 14 1 1 3 7 2 3 Total males 14,718 28 20 2,706 11,964 2,056 963 934 8,011 3,427 7,189 1,128 220 Females by Age Groups 15-20 20-25 25-50 Over 50 Total 109 1.29 899 1.428 28 291 6 81 24 243 2 24 1,179 1 103 122 76 14 40 36 1 31 40 85 986 4 36 460 56 642 13 53 Male 162 743 64 20 16 643 272 423 30 1.8 Male (Period from 16.10.89 to 31.12.89 only) .88 Total Females 1.428 6 243 1,179 122 40 31 986 460 642 53 24The percentage of convicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convictions recorded against them was 31.5 as compared with 24.3 in 1938 and 21.6 in 1937.
The percentage of male prisoners with previous convictions was 33.1.
The daily averages of prisoners in prisons during the year were:
Hong Kong Prison. .2,832 Victoria Remand Prison, 39 252 42 15 13 182 116 123 11. 2 Lai Chi Kok Prison. Females 183 Total 16,146 34 20 2,949 13,143 2,178 1,003 965 8,997 3,887 7,831 1,181 244 Total .3,003