Number of non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre

Raquel Amador 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 about the number of non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre. In particular I am referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap 115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in each of the years between 2018-20:

a) please provide the name of each site and the population on 31 December of each year and of those how many are non-refoulement claimants

b) please provide the name of each site and the number of detainees admitted in each year and of those how many are non-refoulement claimants

Yours faithfully,

Raquel Amador

Immigration Department

Dear Raquel Amador,

We refer to your application for access to information of 17 March 2021
relating to statistics on number of non-refoulement claimants held at
detention sites other than Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Mau Tau
Kok Detention Centre.

Your application is now under processing.  Our Department would revert to
you on or before 6 April 2021 according to paragraph 1.16 of the Code on
Access to Information.

Best Regards,

CHAN Chi-ming
for Director of Immigration

17/03/2021 12:04
From: Raquel Amador <[FOI #586 email]>
To: FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of
non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than Castle Peak
Bay Immigration Centre and Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre. In particular I
am
referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point one of Schedule
1
to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap 115B, on the basis of
the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in each of the years
between 2018-20:
a) please provide the name of each site and the population on 31 December
of each year and of those how many are non-refoulement claimants
b) please provide the name of each site and the number of detainees
admitted in each year and of those how many are non-refoulement claimants
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
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Immigration Department

Our ref.: L/M (1) in ImmD RALRS/6-5/2/C

Dear Raquel Amador,

I refer to your application for access to information submitted on 17
March 2021 and our interim reply of 24 March 2021.

The requested figures pertaining to the sites and buildings concerned are
outside the purview of the Immigration Department.  The Immigration
Department thus does not have the requested information and statistics.

Best Regards,

(CHAN Chi-ming)
for Director of Immigration

Dear Immigration Department,

Thank you for your reply. Could you please confirm what department holds the requested information and statistics and if possible, kindly pass on our request to them?

Yours faithfully,

Raquel Amador

Records and Data Management Section, Immigration Department

Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your application for access to information received by us via
preceding email dated 4 May 2021.

You may wish to note that your requested information mentioned in your
email dated 17 March 2021@1204 hrs.(Subject:Freedom of Information request
- Number of non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than
Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre),
which is referring to such detainees held at sites and buildings referred
to in point one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention)
Order, Cap 115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap.115,  is
relating to the purview of Correctional Service Department (CSD).

In this regards, your consent is required before we transfer your request
to the CSD for their reply.  Your reply by 20 May 2021 is much
appreciated.

Regards

(Mr. W M Fung)
for Director of Immigration

From:        Raquel Amador <[FOI #586 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        04/05/2021 12:34
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request – Number of
non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than Castle Peak
Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre

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Dear Immigration Department,

Thank you for your reply. Could you please confirm what department holds
the requested information and statistics and if possible, kindly pass on
our request to them?

Yours faithfully,

Raquel Amador

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Our ref.: L/M (1) in ImmD RALRS/6-5/2/C

Dear Raquel Amador,

I refer to your application for access to information submitted on 17
March 2021 and our interim reply of 24 March 2021.

The requested figures pertaining to the sites and buildings concerned are
outside the purview of the Immigration Department.  The Immigration
Department thus does not have the requested information and statistics.

Best Regards,

(CHAN Chi-ming)
for Director of Immigration

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Dear Records and Data Management Section,

Thank you for your reply dated 13 May 2021. I hereby give my authority for you to pass my request to the CSD. Thank you for your kind attention.

Yours sincerely,

Raquel Amador

Records and Data Management Section, Immigration Department

Dear Raquel Amador,
Thanks for your email dated 18 May 2021.

Please be informed that pursuant to your consent given, your request has
been transferred to Correction Services Department(CSD) today.

Regards

(Mr. W M Fung)
for Director of Immigration

From:        Raquel Amador <[FOI #586 email]>
To:        Records and Data Management Section <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date:        18/05/2021 10:19
Subject:        Re: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2021/262(R))

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Dear Records and Data Management Section,

Thank you for your reply dated 13 May 2021. I hereby give my authority for
you to pass my request to the CSD. Thank you for your kind attention.

Yours sincerely,

Raquel Amador

-----Original Message-----

Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your application for access to information received by us via
preceding email dated 4 May 2021.

You may wish to note that your requested information mentioned in your
email dated 17 March 2021@1204 hrs.(Subject:Freedom of Information request
- Number of non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than
Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre),
which is referring to such detainees held at sites and buildings referred
to in point one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention)
Order, Cap 115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap.115,  is
relating to the purview of Correctional Service Department (CSD).

In this regards, your consent is required before we transfer your request
to the CSD for their reply.  Your reply by 20 May 2021 is much
appreciated.

Regards

(Mr. W M Fung)
for Director of Immigration

From:        Raquel Amador <[FOI #586 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department
request email]>
Date:        04/05/2021 12:34
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request – Number of
non-refoulement claimants held at detention sites other than Castle Peak
Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre

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Dear Immigration Department,

Thank you for your reply. Could you please confirm what department holds
the requested information and statistics and if possible, kindly pass on
our request to them?

Yours faithfully,

Raquel Amador

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[FOI #586 email]

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