End of month population at CIC (2017-2020, 2022)

H. Y. Fung made this Freedom of Information request to Immigration Department

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Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to make a data access request regarding detainees at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (“CIC”). May I know, at the end of each month of each of the years of 2017 – 2020 and 2022 (so far):

A) The detainee population at CIC, broken down by:
I) gender (male, female, transgender),
II) age,
III) nationality (please specify each country),
IV) immigration status (including non-refoulement claimants, overstayers, persons refused entry, and other categories as appropriate)

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

Yours faithfully,

H. Y. Fung

Immigration Department

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

Dear H. Y. Fung,

Our department has received your application for access to information on
14.02.2022. 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
06.03.2022.

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

Dear H. Y. Fung,

Further to our interim reply on 21.02.2022, 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 (if any). 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 05.04.2022.

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

Best Regards,

CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration

Immigration Department

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    Number of Detainees at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre as at End of Each Month 2017 2020 2022.xlsx

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

Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your request for access to information on 14 February 2022 and
our interim replies to you on 21 February and 4 March 2022.  I hereby
provide you with the following information.

A summary table of the number of detainees at the Castle Peak Bay
Immigration Centre (“CIC”) as at end of each month from 2017-2020 and 2022
(as at 28 February 2022) with breakdown by sex, age, countries/
territories and overview of the detainees is attached below for your
information.

I hope the information is useful to you.

Best Regards,

CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration