Emergency medical treatment and hospitalisations 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 the number of incidents of emergency medical treatment at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre. May I know, in each of the years between 2010 and 2020,

A) The number of incidents of emergency medical treatment for detainees

B) The number of incidents of hospitalisations of detainees

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

Yours faithfully,

Surabhi Chopra

Immigration Department

Our Reference: L/M (9) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R) Pt.2

Dear Surabhi Chopra,

Our department has received your follow-up application for access to
information on 12.10.2021. 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 01.11.2021.

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 (9) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R) Pt.2

Dear Surabhi Chopra,
I refer to your request for access to information on 12 October 2021 and
our interim reply to you on 21 October 2021.  I hereby provide you the
following information.

If a detainee complains of or appears to be suffering from sickness or
injury, the detainee should be provided with adequate medical attention at
the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (“CIC”). If necessary, on the
advice of the duty medical officer in the CIC, the detainee concerned will
immediately be sent to a public hospital for further examination and
receiving appropriate medical treatment. The Immigration Department does
not maintain the requested information.

I hope the information is useful to you.

Best Regards,

CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration