Detainees involved in physical confrontations at MTKDC and disciplinary penalties (2010-2022)

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H. Y. Fung
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Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to make a data access request about physical confrontations at Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre. May I know, in each of the years between 2010 – 2022,

1) The number of cases of physical confrontation involving detainees

2) The number of detainees involved in such physical confrontations

3) The number of detainees receiving disciplinary penalties as a result of involvement in such physical confrontations
i) The type of disciplinary measure or penalty administered in response to physical confrontations

4) The number of staff members receiving disciplinary penalties as a result of their handling of physical confrontations

If the information could be provided in CSV format, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much for your help on this matter. I look forward to your response.

Kind regards,
H. Y. Fung

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Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (590) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R

Dear H.Y. FUNG,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
20.12.2022.  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
09.01.2023.  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 (590) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R

Dear H.Y. FUNG,
I hereby provide you with the following information.

(1) The number of cases of physical confrontation involving detainees is
tabulated as follows:

Year Detainee-on-detainee Detainee-on-staff Total
assaults assaults
2010 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0
2014 1 0 1
2015 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0
2017 1 0 1
2018 0 0 0
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 1 0 1
2022 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4

(2) The number of detainees involved in the above physical confrontations
are tabulated as follows:

Year Number of cases of physical Number of detainees involved in
confrontation the physical confrontation
2014 1 2
2017 1 3
2021 1 8
2022 1 3

(3) Accordance to the Immigration Service (Treatment of Detained Persons)
Order, Cap. 331C Laws of Hong Kong, no disciplinary penalties will be
imposed on the detainees as a result of involvement in such physical
confrontations.

(4) There was no case for staff members receiving disciplinary penalties
as a result of handling of physical confrontations at MTKDC.

Best Regards,

LEE Chi-hang Jonathan

for Director of Immigration

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