Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum
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Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum (香港懲教博物館) is located at 45, Tung Tau Wan Road, Stanley,Hong Kong. It was housed in the Staff Training Institute of Hong Kong Correctional Services Department; later, it was moved to a two-storey building next to the Staff Training Institute. There is a mock guard tower on the top of the new museum building.
It is under the management of Hong Kong Correctional Services Department.
[edit] Exhibits
There are nine galleries in the museum:[1]
- Gallery 1: Punishment and Imprisonment
- Gallery 2& 3: Prisons History and Development
- Gallery 4: Inside Prisons
- Gallery 5: Staff Uniform, Insignia and Accoutrement
- Gallery 6: Vietnamese Boat People
- Gallery 7: Home Made Weapons and Unauthorised Articles
- Gallery 8: Staff
- Gallery 9: Overseas Cooperation and Experience Sharing
There are also two mock cells and mock gallows in the museum.
[edit] Opening hours
Tuesdays to Sundays: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
It is closed on Mondays and Public Holidays.
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