406
Number committed.
Destitutes.
STATISTICAL REPORT FOR HONGKONG PRISONS FOR 1939.
For Safe
Custody & not
subsequently
imprisoned.
For Impri-
sonment.
Number
previously convicted.
Once.
Numbers sentenced to imprisonment.
NOTES
( X 18 )
15-20 1,446
176
----
1,270
180
135
85
870
320
830
83
22
22
20-25
3,014
10
542 2,492
271
181
251 1,789
044
1,627
157
64
25-50 9,291
15
1,856
7,420 1,470.
621
5-18 4,781 2,075 4,376
844
125
30
Over 50
865
2
112
751
134 |
26
47
644
374
331
41
5
20
The percentage of eonvicted prisoners admitted to prison with previous convic. tions recorded against them was 31,5 as compared with 24.3 în 1938 and 21,6 in 1937.
Total
Chinese 14,646
27
2,686
11,933
2,055
963
931
7,081
3,422
7,170
1,125.
216
63
Males
Males
European 51
18
11
21
1
.20
5
14
1
The percentage of male prisoners with previous convictions was 33.1.
Indian
21
2
9
10
3
7
5
ស
CAS
3
Males
Total Males 14,715
28
20
2,706
11,964
2,056
963
934
8,011
3,427
7189 1,128
220
63
Females
The daily averages of prisoners in prisons during the year were:-
Hong Kong Prison.
by Age
Groups
Male,
.2,832
15-20
109
28
81
2
1
76
36
40
4
1
Victoria Remand Prison,
20-25
129
24
103
14
3
1
85
36
50
8
3
Malc (Period from 16-16-39 to 31-18-39 only),
ht
25-50
899
152
743
64
20
10
643
272
423
30
18
Lai Chi Kok Prison.
Over 50
201
30
252
42
15
13
182
JIG
123
11
19
Female, ...................................................... ..................TAKE
183
'Total
Females
1,428
8
243 1,179
123
40
31
986
400
612
53
24
Total.....................UNKTERIES ·
3,003
Total
165,1-145
31
20
2,949 13,143
2,178 1,003
965
8,997
3,887 | 7831
| 1,181
244 |
Chinese Males
by Age Groups.
Total number
committed in
1939.
For Debt.