As of December 31, 2023, in total 9,097 people were imprisoned in Hong Kong. Around 18 percent, or 1,665 people, were foreigners that did not have a citizenship of Hong Kong or any other territory in Greater China.
Share of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by citizenship
Characteristic
Hong Kong citizenship
China Mainland, Taiwan, or Macao citizenship
Other citizenship
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Hong Kong Correctional Services. (March 14, 2024). Share of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by citizenship [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400527/hong-kong-prisoner-distribution-by-citizenship/
Hong Kong Correctional Services. "Share of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by citizenship." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400527/hong-kong-prisoner-distribution-by-citizenship/
Hong Kong Correctional Services. (2024). Share of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by citizenship. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400527/hong-kong-prisoner-distribution-by-citizenship/
Hong Kong Correctional Services. "Share of Prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by Citizenship." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400527/hong-kong-prisoner-distribution-by-citizenship/
Hong Kong Correctional Services, Share of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by citizenship Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400527/hong-kong-prisoner-distribution-by-citizenship/ (last visited July 05, 2024)
Share of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2019 to 2023, by citizenship [Graph], Hong Kong Correctional Services, March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400527/hong-kong-prisoner-distribution-by-citizenship/