What kind of place is Xiling County in Hong Kong?

Hei Ling Chau is an outlying island in Hong Kong, located in Xibaoliao Strait between Hong Kong Island and Lantau Island.

It is said to be a restricted area because Xiling Island has been managed by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department since 1975, which is equivalent to the mainland's "Prison Administration" to carry out correctional work such as drug rehabilitation on the island. There is no direct public ferry to and from Hong Kong on the island. If it's not a special boat, you have to change boats at another nearby island, Ping Chau, before you can get in and out of Hailing Island. Usually, in addition to prisoners, "addicts" and the staff of the Correctional Services Department, people who go to the island also visit the prison. Without the invitation of the Correctional Services Department, it is impossible for us "idle people" to go to the island to find out.

As an important part of Hong Kong's criminal justice system, the mission of the Correctional Services Department is to "promote internationally recommended quality detention and rehabilitation services".

On Xiling Island, which covers an area of 65,438+0.965,438+0 square kilometers, there are three correctional institutions, namely Xiling Island Correctional Institution, Xiling Island Drug Rehabilitation Institute and its affiliated center Lixin Correctional Institution.