Detainees at MTKDC in 2022

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H. Y. Fung
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Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to make a data access request regarding immigration detainees held in Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre (MTKDC). May I know, in 2022:

A) The yearly admittance to MTKDC, broken down by:
i) gender (male, female, transgender)
ii) nationality (please specify each country)
iii) age or age groups
iv) immigration status (including non-refoulement claimants, overstayers, persons refused entry, and other categories as applicable)

B) The yearly release from MTKDC

C) The average daily population in MTKDC

If the information could be provided in a CSV format, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your help.

Kind regards,
H. Y. Fung

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Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (595) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R

Dear H.Y. FUNG,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
09.01.2023.  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
29.01.2023.  In the meantime, please contact the undersigned via this
email if you have any enquiry.

Best regards,

CHAN Tsz-ho
for Director of Immigration

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Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (595) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R

Dear H.Y. FUNG,
Further to our interim reply of 17 January 2023, I am writing to inform
you that your application for access to information is still under
processing, as more time is required to gather and consolidate the
information requested in your application.  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 28 February 2023.

If you have any enquiry, please contact the undersigned via this email.

Best regards,

CHAN, Tsz-ho
for Director of Immigration

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Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (595) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R

Dear H.Y. FUNG,
I refer to your request for access to information on 10.01.2023 and our
interim replies to you on the 17.01.2023 and 28.01.2023.  I hereby provide
you the following information.
I hereby provide you with the following information.

A) Number of admissions to Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre (“MTKDC”) in 2022
with breakdown by:-

(i) Gender

Gender No. of admissions
Male 1,196
Female 1,370
Total 2,566

Among the 2,566 admissions, there were no admission of transgender
detainee to MTKDC in 2022.

(ii) Country / Region

Country/Region Number of Admission
Algeria 1
Bangladesh 97
Benin 4
Bolivia 1
Brazil (Federative Republic of) 2
Britain 1
Colombia 8
France 4
Gambia 4
Ghana 4
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4
India 214
Indonesia 532
Kenya 3
Mainland China 1006
Malaysia 7
Mexico 1
Mongolia 3
Nepal 32
New Zealand 2
Nigeria 6
Pakistan 108
Peru 8
Philippines 217
Russia 8
South Africa 4
Sri Lanka 23
Taiwan 1
Thailand 36
Uganda 1
Ukraine 3
U. S. A. 4
Venezuela 3
Vietnam 214

For (iii) and (iv), the Immigration Department (“ImmD”) does not maintain
the requested breakdown information.

B) Number of release cases from MTKDC in 2022: 2,582

C) Average daily detainee population at MTKDC in 2022: 54

I hope the information is useful to you.

Best regards,

CHAN, Tsz-ho
for Director of Immigration

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