Clarification regarding criminal convictions and immigration detainees at TGCI

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Dear Correctional Services Department,

I am writing to make an information request regarding immigration detainees held at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution (“TGCI”), in relation to a statement released by CSD in Nov 2021: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2021...

In this press release, it was stated about immigration detainees at TGCI that:
“To maintain public law and order, the CSD is currently supervising claimants who have committed serious crimes, pose security risks and are at risk of absconding or reoffending at TGCI in accordance with the relevant legislations to ensure that they do not pose any threat to the public.”

As such, I would like to ask the following questions for clarification:

1) Have all detainees at TGCI previously served sentences for criminal convictions?

2) Are any detainees at TGCI currently serving sentences for criminal convictions?

Thank you kindly for your help with this matter.

Yours faithfully,

H. Y. Fung

email CSD, Correctional Services Department

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Dear Sir/ Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
12.5.2022.  Your application is now under processing.  According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
1.6.2022.  In the meantime, please contact Officer CHAN Yu-hin via 2582
5192 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From:        "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1089 email]>
To:        "FOI requests at Correctional Services Department"
<[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date:        12.05.2022 11:56
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Clarification regarding
criminal convictions and immigration detainees at TGCI

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Dear Correctional Services Department,

I am writing to make an information request regarding immigration
detainees held at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution (“TGCI”), in
relation to a statement released by CSD in Nov 2021:
[3]https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2021...

In this press release, it was stated about immigration detainees at TGCI
that:

“To maintain public law and order, the CSD is currently supervising
claimants who have committed serious crimes, pose security risks and are
at risk of absconding or reoffending at TGCI in accordance with the
relevant legislations to ensure that they do not pose any threat to the
public.”

As such, I would like to ask the following questions for clarification:

1) Have all detainees at TGCI previously served sentences for criminal
convictions?  

2) Are any detainees at TGCI currently serving sentences for criminal
convictions?

Thank you kindly for your help with this matter.

Yours faithfully,

H. Y. Fung

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email CSD, Correctional Services Department

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Dear Sir/ Madam,

I refer to your application for access to information on 12.5.2022 and our
interim reply to you on 20.5.2022.  Please be informed that we are still
handling your request due to the requirement of extensive research of our
database.  According to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on Access to
Information, our department will inform you of the latest progress of the
case separately on or before 30.6.2022.  In the meantime, please contact
Mr. CHAN Yu-hin at 2582 5192 if you have any enquiry.

Correctional Services Department
HKSAR

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unauthorized use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing, forwarding or
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recipient of this official document, you are required to promptly restore
this official document to the sender and destroy any copies of this
official document. Please notify the sender immediately if you have
received this official document in error.”
 

From:        email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To:        "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1089 email]>
Date:        20.05.2022 14:17
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Clarification
regarding criminal convictions and immigration detainees at TGCI

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Dear Correctional Services Department,

I am writing to make an information request regarding immigration
detainees held at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution (“TGCI”), in
relation to a statement released by CSD in Nov 2021:
[5]https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2021...

In this press release, it was stated about immigration detainees at TGCI
that:

“To maintain public law and order, the CSD is currently supervising
claimants who have committed serious crimes, pose security risks and are
at risk of absconding or reoffending at TGCI in accordance with the
relevant legislations to ensure that they do not pose any threat to the
public.”

As such, I would like to ask the following questions for clarification:

1) Have all detainees at TGCI previously served sentences for criminal
convictions?  

2) Are any detainees at TGCI currently serving sentences for criminal
convictions?

Thank you kindly for your help with this matter.

Yours faithfully,

H. Y. Fung

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email CSD, Correctional Services Department

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Dear Sir/ Madam,

I refer to your application for access to information under the Code on
Access to Information (“the Code”) to this Department on 12.5.2022 and our
interim replies to you on 20.5.2022 and 1.6.2022.  

Please be informed that all detainees at Tai Tam Gap Correctional
Institution (“TGCI”) had previously served sentences for criminal
convictions, while none of them is currently serving sentences.  They are
detained at TGCI under the provisions of the Immigration Ordinance.

Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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Important Note
“This official document is for the use by the intended recipient only. Any
unauthorized use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing, forwarding or
dissemination of this official document is strictly prohibited and may
lead to civil or criminal liabilities. If you are not the intended
recipient of this official document, you are required to promptly restore
this official document to the sender and destroy any copies of this
official document. Please notify the sender immediately if you have
received this official document in error.”
 

From:        email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To:        "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1089 email]>
Date:        01.06.2022 17:34
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Clarification
regarding criminal convictions and immigration detainees at TGCI

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Dear Sir/ Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
12.5.2022.  Your application is now under processing.  According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
1.6.2022.  In the meantime, please contact Officer CHAN Yu-hin via 2582
5192 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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[6]https://csdportal.csd.hksarg/images/cari...
Important Note
“This official document is for the use by the intended recipient only. Any
unauthorized use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing, forwarding or
dissemination of this official document is strictly prohibited and may
lead to civil or criminal liabilities. If you are not the intended
recipient of this official document, you are required to promptly restore
this official document to the sender and destroy any copies of this
official document. Please notify the sender immediately if you have
received this official document in error.”
 

From:        "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1089 email]>
To:        "FOI requests at Correctional Services Department"
<[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date:        12.05.2022 11:56
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Clarification regarding
criminal convictions and immigration detainees at TGCI

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Dear Correctional Services Department,

I am writing to make an information request regarding immigration
detainees held at Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution (“TGCI”), in
relation to a statement released by CSD in Nov 2021:
[7]https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/2021...

In this press release, it was stated about immigration detainees at TGCI
that:

“To maintain public law and order, the CSD is currently supervising
claimants who have committed serious crimes, pose security risks and are
at risk of absconding or reoffending at TGCI in accordance with the
relevant legislations to ensure that they do not pose any threat to the
public.”

As such, I would like to ask the following questions for clarification:

1) Have all detainees at TGCI previously served sentences for criminal
convictions?  

2) Are any detainees at TGCI currently serving sentences for criminal
convictions?

Thank you kindly for your help with this matter.

Yours faithfully,

H. Y. Fung

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the accessinfo.hk website.

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[FOI #1089 email]

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to Correctional Services Department? If so, please contact us using this
form:

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