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Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution

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The government stated that detainees held at TGCI pose ‘security risks’. Unlike the other two immigration detention facilities in Hong Kong, TGCI is run by the prison authority, the Hong Kong Correctional Services, and not the Immigration Department.
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On 28 May 2021, Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution was re-commissioned as an immigration detention centre for male adult immigration detainees, in particular, the centre "is used for the detention of
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As part of the ‘smart prison’ initiative, TGCI detainees are required to wear wristbands that collect biometric data, including heartrate, location, and movement data.
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It opened on 1 May 1980. At the time, it was a prison for young girls and women. 14 was the minimum age. The prison then closed on 28 May 2008.
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In 2020, the prison service announced that it would make Tai Tam Gap the first "smart prison" in the territory.
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TGCI has a capacity of 160 detainees. On 28 February 2022, there were 111 detainees held at TGCI.
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over its reporting on TGCI and other smart prisons. Stand News rejected the accusations.
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The prison was re-opened on 26 March 2014 and later closed on 6 June 2018.
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Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Chinese
Eastern District
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Correctional Services
The Standard
Shek O
non-refoulement claimants
Chris Tang
Stand News
Immigration to Hong Kong
Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre
Ma Tau Kok Road Government Offices
Nei Kwu Correctional Institution



"First 'smart prison' at Tai tam"
The Standard
"1950s to 1990s"
Hong Kong Correctional Services
"Prison act"
South China Morning Post

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