Access to Information Statistics: Onerous Access to Information

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Dear Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau,

I am requesting statistics on access to information since the inception of the Code on Access to Information in 1995, broken down in years. Please kindly provide:

(a) The number of requests made;
(b) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the requested information and the requester was given access to it, either directly or indirectly;
(c) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the requested information, but the requester was required to pay the Government to access the information;
(d) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the requested information, but the requester was required to physically go to a certain venue to access the information (ie, the information was not delivered to him/her directly).

Yours faithfully,

Kelvin Lee

Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

Dear Mr Lee,

We refer to your email dated 13 October 2018 to our Bureau requesting
statistics on the Code on Access to Information.  This serves as an
interim reply to your application and we will let you have our reply once
available.

Best Regards,
Mr Brian Chiu
(for Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs)
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From:        Kelvin Lee <[FOI #317 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
<[Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau request email]>
Date:        13/10/2018 04:07
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Access to Information
Statistics: Onerous Access to Information

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Dear Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau,

I am requesting statistics on access to information since the inception of
the Code on Access to Information in 1995, broken down in years. Please
kindly provide:

(a) The number of requests made;
(b) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the
requested information and the requester was given access to it, either
directly or indirectly;
(c) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the
requested information, but the requester was required to pay the
Government to access the information;
(d) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the
requested information, but the requester was required to physically go to
a certain venue to access the information (ie, the information was not
delivered to him/her directly).

Yours faithfully,

Kelvin Lee

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Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau

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Dear Mr Lee,

We refer to your request under the Code on Access to Information ("Code")
made on 13 October 2018 and provide the requested statistics regarding the
number of Code requests received and the number of Code requests that were
met in full between March 1995 and March 2018.

For items (c) and (d) of your request, please be informed that our bureau
does not keep statistics concerning requests requiring payment of charges
as well as the forms of access and hence are unable to provide these
information.

Best Regards,
Mr Brian CHIU
(for Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs)

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designated recipient.  If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that any use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing,
forwarding or dissemination of the message is strictly prohibited. If you
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From:        CMAB Enquiry/CMAB/HKSARG
To:        [FOI #317 email]
Date:        19/10/2018 15:00
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Access to Information
Statistics: Onerous Access to Information

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Dear Mr Lee,

We refer to your email dated 13 October 2018 to our Bureau requesting
statistics on the Code on Access to Information.  This serves as an
interim reply to your application and we will let you have our reply once
available.

Best Regards,
Mr Brian Chiu
(for Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs)
***************************************************
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This e-mail message (together with any attachments) is for the designated
recipient only.  It may contain information that is privileged for the
designated recipient.  If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that any use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing,
forwarding or dissemination of the message is strictly prohibited. If you
have received the message in error, please erase all copies of the message
(including attachments) from your system and notify the sender
immediately.

__________________

From:        Kelvin Lee <[FOI #317 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau
<[Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau request email]>
Date:        13/10/2018 04:07
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Access to Information
Statistics: Onerous Access to Information

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Dear Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau,

I am requesting statistics on access to information since the inception of
the Code on Access to Information in 1995, broken down in years. Please
kindly provide:

(a) The number of requests made;
(b) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the
requested information and the requester was given access to it, either
directly or indirectly;
(c) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the
requested information, but the requester was required to pay the
Government to access the information;
(d) The number of responses that acknowledged the existence of the
requested information, but the requester was required to physically go to
a certain venue to access the information (ie, the information was not
delivered to him/her directly).

Yours faithfully,

Kelvin Lee

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