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| Formed | 31 December 1920 |
| Jurisdiction |  Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | 23rd, 24th and 27th Floors, Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai |
| Employees | 7,052 (2018)[1] |
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| Website | csd.gov.hk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 懲教署 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 惩教署 | ||||||||||||
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The Correctional Services Department[3] (CSD) is responsible for the management of prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for Security.
Although the Chief Magistrate (now Commissioner of Police) was given control over prisons in 1841, the legislation to create the department did not come into being until 1853. CSD was part of the Hong Kong Police Force until 1879 when the role of Superintendent of Victoria Gaol was created. The department has been financially independent from the Hong Kong Police Force since December 1920, when the Superintendent of Victoria Gaol was re-titled as the Superintendent of Prisons.[4][5][6][7][8]
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- ^ "Early History". Hong Kong Correctional Services Department. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04.