China · Islands District
Shek Pik Prison
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How to send mail, money, and visit Shek Pik Prison
Step-by-step guidance using the China system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Capacity
466
Current population
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Occupancy
—
Year opened
1984
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Hong Kong Correctional ServicesPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1984
Region
Islands District
Security level
Maximum
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
- Lam Kor-wan1955 · serial killer
Lam Kor-wan (Chinese: æéé²; Jyutping: lam4 gwo3 wan4; born 22 May 1955) is one of Hong Kong's most notorious serial killers.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Qincheng PrisonBeijingMaximumMinistry of Public Security
- Tilanqiao PrisonShanghaiMaximumProvincial
- Meizhou Prison
- Chong Zhou Jian Yu
- Heng Tie Gong An Kan Shou Suo
- Baiyin Prison
Compared to other facilities in China
1004 peersData completeness
40%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q16923251)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Shek Pik Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/shek-pik-prison
"Shek Pik Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/shek-pik-prison.
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