Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.

Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Sponsors | Punishment|Discipline |
Venue | Victoria Gaol |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date of Death | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Material Type | Image |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
Wearing Fatters
The superintendent had the power to put fetters on a prisoner for unlimited time before 1877. The Gaol Committee in 1877 recommended that this punishment should only be employed in cases of necessity and such restraint should not be continued for more than 24 hours consecutively.
Date | 1860s |
Place | Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound |
Others | Punishment|Discipline |
Material Type | Image |
Collection | Victoria Prison |
Source | Courtesy of Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Repository | Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Note to Copyright | Permission for use is given by Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Accession No. | VPK_0012 |
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