Old Victoria Prison

Some of the earliest colonial buildings built in the mid-nineteenth century are still inside the old Victoria Prison. From the 1980s onwards, the prison was used to house illegal immigrants and Vietnamese refugees. It ceased operation in 2006.

Date 1997 to 2016
Place Hong Kong Island/Central and Western District/Central District/(Street)/Victoria Prison Compound
Object Prison
Material Type Image
Collection Reminiscences: Life in Hong Kong's Built Heritage
Source Antiquities and Monuments Office
Repository Antiquities and Monuments Office
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Antiquities and Monuments Office
Accession No. lcs-hkbh-0138
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