China · North District
Lo Wu Correctional Institution
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Background
Lo Wu Correctional Institution (Chinese: ç¾ æ¹æ²ææ) is a medium-security prison in Lo Wu, New Territories, Hong Kong housing adult women prisoners and remands. It is the largest women's prison in Hong Kong.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2010
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Hong Kong Correctional ServicesPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2010
Region
North District
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Yau Wai-ching1991 · statespersonRegine Yau Wai-ching (Chinese: 游èç¦; born 6 May 1991) is a former Hong Kong politician and former member of the localist camp Youngspiration.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q15904577)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Lo Wu Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lo-wu-correctional-institution
"Lo Wu Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lo-wu-correctional-institution.
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