It was a modern structure built of stone, concrete and steel and consisted of six cell blocks set behind an 18-foot wall.

Before Hong Kong officially abolished the death penalty in 1993, Stanley Prison had been a place of execution between 1946 and 1966.

It was a place of torture and execution, with Mateen Ansari, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his heroism in resisting the Japanese, as one of the most famous victims.

During the Japanese invasion of China, refugees crawled across the border to Hong Kong and many became hawkers on the streets.

[4] The museum is housed in a two-storey building next to the parade ground of the Staff Training Institute of the Correctional Services Department in Stanley.