Non-refoulement claimants whose claims have been finally determined, Jun 2018

Annie Li made this Freedom of Information request to Immigration Department

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Dear Immigration Department,

I am writing to enquire, as of 30 June 2018, how many non-refoulement claimants, having their claims been finally determined and rejected by the Immigration Department, (i) had lodged appeals/petitions or were within the 14-day period for lodging appeals/petitions; (ii) had not lodged appeals/petitions, were without the 14-day period for lodging appeals/petitions and were in Hong Kong; (iii) had left or were deported or removed from Hong Kong; and (iv) were pending removal.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Annie Li
Research and Policy Officer
Justice Centre Hong Kong

Immigration Department

Our reference: L/M (39) in ImmD RALOS/6-20/3/C

 

Dear Ms Li,

 

Thank you for your email of 23 August 2018.  Regarding the matters raised
therein, we would revert to you in due course.

 

Best Regards,

 

(FUNG Man-him)

for Director of Immigration

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Immigration Department

Our reference: L/M (39) in ImmD RALOS/6-20/3/C

Dear Ms Li,

 

We refer to your application for access to information of 23 August 2018
and our interim reply on 24 August 2018.  We need more time to handle your
request and we shall revert to you soon.

 

Best Regards,

(FUNG Man-him)

for Director of Immigration

To learn more about the application requirements and procedures of the
most frequently used services provided by the Hong Kong Immigration
Department, you are welcome to visit the Easy Access Playlist at Hong Kong
Immigration Department [1]YouTube Channel. The concerned video clips have
Cantonese voice-over supplemented by Chinese or English subtitles.

Immigration Department

Our reference: L/M (39) in ImmD RALOS/6-20/3/C

Dear Ms Li,

Thank you for your email dated 23 August 2018 enquiring about
non-refoulement claims situation by end of June 2018.

Drawing reference from our previous reply of 20 June 2018 on the same
matter, as of 30 June 2018, among the non-refoulement claims rejected by
the Immigration Department (“ImmD”) under the Unified Screening Mechanism
(“USM”), around 6 500 claimants had lodged an appeal or were those who are
within the 14-day time limit for lodging an appeal, 4 300 claimants had
left Hong Kong or were pending removal, and removal arrangement for the
remaining 2 300 claimants would be made in due course.  The ImmD does not
have further breakdown for the question (ii) in your e-mail.

I hope you will find the information useful.

Best Regards,

(WONG Kin-kwok)
for Director of Immigration

To learn more about the application requirements and procedures of the
most frequently used services provided by the Hong Kong Immigration
Department, you are welcome to visit the Easy Access Playlist at Hong Kong
Immigration Department [1]YouTube Channel. The concerned video clips have
Cantonese voice-over supplemented by Chinese or English subtitles.

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Dear Mr Wong,

Thank you for your reply.

Regards,
Annie