Sukhdeep Kaur :First Sikh Woman Prison Officer in Hongkong Donning A Blue Turban To Match Her Navy Blue Uniform

Sporting a blue turban matching her navy blue uniform, Sukhdeep is quite noticeable among the prison squad while marching on the premises of Lo Wu Correctional Institution.

Sukhdeep Kaur, hailing from a nondescript village in Tarn Taran, is the first ‘amritdhari’ Sikh woman  prison officer in Hong Kong.

Sukhdeep Kaur with Woo Ying Ming, Correctional Services Department head

It was for the first time that a baptised Sikh woman was given recognition to be placed with the Correctional Services Department (CSD) in Hong Kong.

The CSD gave Sukhdeep Kaur four blue turbans as part of her Uniform .

Sukhdeep said due to communication gap, as majority of people of Hong Kong origin speak Cantonese (a form of Chinese language), initially it was difficult for me to apprise the people about Sikhism.yet she gained attention for being a woman wearing a turban.

Sukhdeep Kaur with husband Shubeg Singh and Hong Kong Commissioner of Correctional Services Woo Ying-ming

She moved to Hong Kong with the support of her relatives a few years back. She did some extensive course as per the Hong Kong curriculum. Thereafter, she underwent a 23-week special Training.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3042168/female-prison-officer-hong-kong-becomes-first-wear

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi