鴻鵠之誌

Sunday, January 14, 2007

域多利監獄



















繼去年3月，是月域多利監獄再度開放給公衆參觀，對我此等前朝殖民地歷史建築迷，一向只能在街頭遙望，這次能入冊而不用留案底細看，除細味每座建築物，更能理解一下階下囚的生活。
這組建於19-20世紀初的維多利亞式的建築群(簡單說就是將當年大英帝國的建築照搬到殖民地)的外觀令人神往，但當你步入囚室，一種陰森泠冰之氣襲人而至。囚室雖裝罝了光管，仍很幽喑。想像在百多年前仍用油燈的時侯，在四面銅牆的囚室，真的可怖！
在空置的囚室，不難發現囚犯在牆壁、床板留下他們的話：有後悔、有詛咒、有問天.......其中留在床板的這幾句話，究竟反影了多少偷渡客難民的悲歌：
我以後都吾來香港，留低陰影實在太大，付出又太多.......
寫這句話的人是否已經得自由？除了失去自由，他們還失去甚麼？

照片
一牆之隔，藍天不屬於階下囚。
鉄窗之外，還有勒線
四座西翼囚室
難民的悲歌

posted by Kineyi at 11:41 PM

8 Comments:

  • ah, visited it last March:
    http://dorablahblah.blogspot.com/2006/03/blog-post_114240103570518573.html

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:27 PM  

  • hey, btw, have u received my email regarding the adult ballet class info? let me know if u wanna join.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:31 PM  

  • I had the same eerie feeling when I visited the local 19th century jail where they used to execute the condemned. During the mid-night tour, the guide would specifically mention that the little "waiting cells" next to the gallows were haunted and everybody's hairs on the back of his/her neck would just stand up!!!

    By Blogger Haricot 微豆, at 1:43 PM  

  • The words written by prisoners are really impressive. That is really "first person perspective" (not those vidoe games)...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:15 PM  

  • Maddog: thx
    HAircot: sounds horrible. I visited a castle in York and joined a "haunted walk", same feeling
    J:yes, first people account, a prisoner told us his story by his own words

    By Blogger Kineyi, at 5:43 PM  

  • 詛咒? 仲有氣罵人?

    By Blogger Kajie, at 5:37 PM  

  • 更恐怖仲有.....

    例如 oD囚犯悶極無聊, 甚至悶到發瘋, 就用手指甲喺牆, 喺牆上挖呀挖, 挖來挖去, 時而輕挖, 時而用力挖, 時而慢, 時則快, 用以發出 "音樂" 去自娛 (還是另類呼寃).

    這音樂, 有時滿遍整個監倉, 有時只得獨奏孤鳴....

    嗚.... 一遍森寒哀嚎.

    By Blogger 梁巔巔, at 1:05 AM  

  • Kajie
    "詛咒? 仲有氣罵人? "
    叫神吾好祝福香港wor
    DinDin
    真定假？講到你聽過咁？

    By Blogger Kineyi, at 11:25 AM  

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