Tai Lam Centre for Women
Tai Lam Centre for Women is a maximum security women's prison in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. It is operated by Hong Kong Correctional Services and currently has a capacity of 391 prisoners.- Type: Prison
- Description: women’s prison in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “大欖女懲教所 Tai Lam Centre for Women”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tai Lam Chung Road Children’s Playground and Kau Keng Shan.
Tai Lam Chung Road Children’s Playground
Playground
Photo: Tombus20032000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tai Lam Chung Road Children’s Playground is situated 1 km southwest of Tai Lam Centre for Women.
Kau Keng Shan
Peak
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kau Keng Shan is a hill in Tuen Mun, the New Territories, Hong Kong and stands opposite from Castle Peak. Kau Keng Shan has a height of 507 metres. During the Ming dynasty era, the area around the hill was used as a defence position against foreign forces, in particular the Portuguese, who had occupied Tuen Mun from 1514 to 1521. Kau Keng Shan is situated 3½ km northwest of Tai Lam Centre for Women.
Palatial Coast
Residential area
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
Palatial Coast is a residential area, which is situated 1¼ km west of Tai Lam Centre for Women.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siu Lam and Tsing Lung Tau.
Tsing Lung Tau
Suburb
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tsing Lung Tau is a coastal residential area in the southwest coast of the New Territories in Hong Kong.
Yuen Tun Village
Hamlet
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yuen Tun Tsuen or Yuen Tun Village is a village in Tsing Lung Tau, Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong.
Tai Lam Centre for Women
- Categories: prison for women and government building
- Location: Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.37196° or 22° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
114.02494° or 114° 1′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7PJP92CF+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 442995475OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q10936085
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Tai Lam Centre for Women” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大欖女懲教所”
- Hebrew: “מרכז טאי לאם לנשים”
- Yue Chinese: “大欖女懲教所”
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Highlights include Tai Lam Correctional Institution and Wu’s Ancestral Hall.
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