Victoria Prison
| Opened | 4 August 1841 |
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| Closed | 2 March 2006 |
| City | Hong Kong |
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| Traditional Chinese | 域多利監獄 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 域多利监狱 | ||||||||||||
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Victoria Prison was the first and longest-running prison to date in Hong Kong. It is located on Old Bailey Street in Central, Hong Kong Island. Named in honour of Queen Victoria, it was originally known as Victoria Gaol and was renamed into Victoria Prison in 1899. Victoria Prison has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (大館). Tai Kwun is composed of three declared monuments: the former Central Police Station, former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.