The new prison project’s third phase has been completed, the Public Works Bureau (DSOP) announced on its website yesterday.
The government has said that it expects the city’s new prison in Ka Ho in Coloane, the construction of which got off the ground over a decade ago, to come into use next year.
Macau’s current prison complex is located near Coloane Village. The new jail will be located on a hill in the hamlet of Ka Ho.
The new prison project’s third phase was carried out by Shanghai Construction Group (Macau) Limited, aka SCG Macau.
The new prison project comprising a total of four phases started in August 2010 and was initially scheduled to be completed at the end of 2014, but the project has been hit by repeated delays.
The first phase of the new prison project was completed in 2016, while the second phase was completed in 2019.
According to the DSOP website, the government commissioned SCG Macau in June 2019 to carry out the new prison project’s third phase, which was then initially scheduled to be completed in May 2021.
However, the government had extended the permitted completion deadline several times as the project’s third phase had been affected by repeated delays.
The government had finally permitted the building contractor to complete the new prison project’s third phase by the end of April this year. However, the contractor had still failed to complete the project by the extended deadline.
Consequently, the government decided in early May to fine the building contractor. However, the government has not revealed the amount of the fine.
According to the DSOP website, the new prison’s third phase comprises four buildings and an underground carpark, with a gross floor area of 38,108 square metres.
The government has said that the new jail project’s fourth phase includes the setting-up of the prison’s IT security system, which is still ongoing.
This photo taken yesterday shows the new prison’s third phase in Ka Ho in Coloane. – Photo: DSOP
