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New Dietary Scale for Priso...
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A nine pages new dietary scale recommended by the Food Committee brought into force on May 19, 1930.
Page 1 of Victoria Gaol Pla...
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The Gaol was Hong Kong’s first and main prison until the 1920s. The first page of the Gaol plan in 1844 shows the early design of the prison.
Page 2 of Victoria Gaol Pla...
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Page 2 of the Gaol plan in 1844. The floor plan and illustration of the prison are shown.
Page 1 of Victoria Gaol Pla...
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The page shows the location of the prison and the police station as well as the streets around the compound.
Upper Floor of Gaols A and ...
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The upper floor of Gaols A and B was intended for convicts.
Ground Floor of Gaols A and...
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The ground floor of Gaols A and B was intended for prisoners awaiting trial.
Plan of Gaol C in 1849
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The ground floor of Gaol C intended for 4 prisoners in each cell. The upper floor of Gaol C intended for 9 in each cell.
Central Plan of Gaol Compou...
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The Victoria Gaol remained a common gaol consisted of 3 detached buildings, surrounded by a 25 feet stone wall with two watch towers.
Debtors Prison
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The new Debtors prison was built in 1853.
Block Plan of Victoria Gaol...
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The Block Plan of Victoria Gaol in 1864 shows new radial wing design added to D Hall.
Victoria Gaol in the 1860s
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One of the few surviving photos of Victoria Gaol in the 1860s showing the radical prison design and the laundry area.
Exterior of Victoria Gaol i...
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The colonial government adopted the American-inspired 'radial' design and rebuilt the Gaol in 1858.
CentralPolice Station Compo...
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View of Central Police Station Compound in 1895 with the location of the prison, the magistracy and the staff quarters.
Central Police Station Comp...
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Aerial View of Central Police Station Compound the 1960s, with Victoria Prison located at the back of the compound.
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Victoria Prison surrounded and overlooked by high rise residential and commercial buildings in the 1960s.
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