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A nine pages new dietary scale recommended by the Food Committee brought into force on May 19, 1930. All adult male convicted prisoners were received and classified in Victoria Prison in the 1960s. Bird’s eye view of Victoria Remand Prison in 1963. The Quarters of the Superintendent of Police was located across Arbuthnot Road opposite to Hall E. Detainees were allowed to have recreational and leisure activities in the common room in C Hall. Gates separating the two common rooms.

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 the Gaol plan in 1844. The floor plan and illustration of the prison are shown. The page shows the location of the prison and the police station as well as the streets around the compound. The upper floor of Gaols A and B was intended for convicts. The ground floor of Gaols A and B was intended for prisoners awaiting trial.

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. The Victoria Gaol remained a common gaol consisted of 3 detached buildings, surrounded by a 25 feet stone wall with two watch towers. The new Debtors prison was built in 1853. The Block Plan of Victoria Gaol in 1864 shows new radial wing design added to D Hall. One of the few surviving photos of Victoria Gaol in the 1860s showing the radical prison design and the laundry area.