Correctional Services Department Criticizes New York Post Article

Correctional Services Commissioner Wong Kwok-hing sent a letter to the New York Post today, strongly refuting a commentary published on September 7th, which described Hong Kong prisons as “barbaric and filthy.”
The author of the article claimed to be a “former American political prisoner in Hong Kong” arrested during the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests. In the letter, Wong Kwok-hing stated that the article’s accusations against the operations of the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department were completely false and unfounded, and constituted malicious defamation of the department.
Wong Kwok-hing stated that there are no so-called “political prisoners” in Hong Kong, and that all prisoners are treated equally, without discrimination based on their background, political views, or the nature of their crimes. The Correctional Services Department adheres to the principles of fairness and professionalism in all its operations.