Victoria Prison

Victoria Prison
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Opened4 August 1841
Closed2 March 2006
CityHong Kong

The entrance to Hong Kong's Victoria Prison in 2005.
Victoria Prison
Traditional Chinese域多利監獄
Simplified Chinese域多利监狱
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYùduōlì Jiānyù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWihk dō leih gāam yuhk
JyutpingWik6 do1 lei6 gaam1 juk6
Interior of one of the halls
The Female Section of Hall D

Victoria Prison, was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central, Hong Kong Island. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, it was originally known as Victoria Gaol and was renamed into Victoria Prison in 1899.[1] Victoria Prison has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments: the former Central Police Station, former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.

  1. ^ "Do you know the early history of Victoria Prison?". Hong Kong Memory. 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2022.