Detention reviews at CIC

Surabhi Chopra made this Freedom of Information request to Immigration Department

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Immigration Department did not have the information requested.

Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to make a data access request regarding detention reviews for individuals in Castle Peak Bay Detention Centre Detention Centre between 2017-2021. May I know, for each of the years between 2017 and 2021:

A) How many detention reviews were conducted for individuals held in Castle Peak Bay Detention Centre Detention Centre?

B) Of A, what were the outcomes of the detention reviews?

If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.

Yours faithfully,

Surabhi Chopra

Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (1) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R) Pt.4

Dear Surabhi Chopra,

Our department has received your application for access to information on
22.12.2021. 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
11.01.2022.

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

Best Regards,

CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration

Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (1) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R) Pt.4

Dear Surabhi Chopra,
I refer to your request for access to information on 22 December 2021 and
our interim reply to you on 31 December 2021.  I hereby provide you the
following information.

The HKSAR Government all along has strictly followed the established
detention policies, and in accordance with the relevant legal requirements
and legal principles established by the Court.  The HKSAR Government will
conduct regular and timely review of each detention case in accordance
with the prevailing mechanisms to determine whether an individual should
be further detained, and will notify the person concerned in writing of
the results of the review with justifications, and conduct an interview
with the person concerned to explain the relevant situation.

The Immigration Department does not maintain the requested statistics of
detention reviews for detainees at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre.

I hope the information is useful to you.

Best Regards,

CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration

Dear Immigration Department,

Thank you for your response. May I know,

I) Does the ImmD or Security Bureau maintain statistics on the total number of detention reviews conducted per year?

Yours faithfully,

Surabhi Chopra

Records and Data Management Section, Immigration Department

Dear Surabhi Chopra,
                 
Thank you for your email.

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 24 February 2022.

Regards

(Mr. W M Fung)
for Director of Immigration

From:        Surabhi Chopra <[FOI #927 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        04/02/2022 11:33
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Detention reviews at
CIC

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Dear Immigration Department,

Thank you for your response. May I know,

I) Does the ImmD or Security Bureau maintain statistics on the total
number of detention reviews conducted per year?

Yours faithfully,

Surabhi Chopra

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Records and Data Management Section, Immigration Department

Dear Surabhi Chopra,
I refer to your request for access to information on 4 February 2022.
 Further to our interim reply of 9 February 2022, our reply is provided as
below, please.

The Immigration Department or Security Bureau does not maintain the
requested statistics.

I hope the above information is useful to you.

Access to Information Officer
Immigration Department

From:        RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To:        Surabhi Chopra <[FOI #927 email]>
Date:        09/02/2022 12:25
Subject:        Request for information under Code on Access to
Information [Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/062(R)]

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Dear Surabhi Chopra,
                 
Thank you for your email.

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 24 February 2022.

Regards

(Mr. W M Fung)
for Director of Immigration

From:        Surabhi Chopra <[FOI #927 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        04/02/2022 11:33
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Detention reviews at
CIC

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Dear Immigration Department,

Thank you for your response. May I know,

I) Does the ImmD or Security Bureau maintain statistics on the total
number of detention reviews conducted per year?

Yours faithfully,

Surabhi Chopra

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