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Fax: 2601 9614

Dear Mr. Edmunds,

Application for Access to Information

We acknowledged receipt of your Application for Access to Information dated
10 September 2016.

We are now processing your application and will let you have our reply
soon.

Yours faithfully,
LAM Chui-ying
for Commissioner of Police
(See attached file: 20160912 acknowledgement (259_2016))

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Scott Edmunds <[FOI #118 email]>
To:
FOI requests at Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tin District <[Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tin District request email]>
2016-09-10 13:17
Cc:

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Subject:

Reference:
Freedom of Information request - Refugee crime statistics for Sha Tin District
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Dear Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tin District,

Can you please provide data on arrest statistics of refugees
(non-refoulement claimants). Specifically I would like the most complete
yearly statistics of refugee arrests from your district for every full year
you have data going back to 2005, plus your total arrest statistics to put
this information into context. If you have a breakdown of prosecution and
conviction rates that would be useful too. And a breakdown on what the
crimes were for - how many of the refugee arrests were for immigration
related offences, how many employment offences, and how many for violent
crimes.

On top of total numbers, if you have the nationalities of the refugees
arrested that information would be useful as well. I’m happy to take
digital files if that’s easier, but please don’t send this information in
tabular form in the email as I can’t view it. Attaching a PDF, or emailing
other files to me (I can provide an email address) would work best in this
case.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

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Dear Mr. Scott Edmunds,

Thank you for your request.

While we are preparing the figures, please let us know which email you
would like to receive the information on so that we may forward the
information to you as soon as they are available.

Best Regards,

Heidi LAM
Detective Inspector
District Intelligence Section
Shatin District
Tel : 3661 2752
Fax : 2602 1389

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Dear Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tin District,

Can you please provide data on arrest statistics of refugees
(non-refoulement claimants). Specifically I would like the most complete
yearly statistics of refugee arrests from your district for every full year
you have data going back to 2005, plus your total arrest statistics to put
this information into context. If you have a breakdown of prosecution and
conviction rates that would be useful too. And a breakdown on what the
crimes were for - how many of the refugee arrests were for immigration
related offences, how many employment offences, and how many for violent
crimes.

On top of total numbers, if you have the nationalities of the refugees
arrested that information would be useful as well. I’m happy to take
digital files if that’s easier, but please don’t send this information in
tabular form in the email as I can’t view it. Attaching a PDF, or emailing
other files to me (I can provide an email address) would work best in this
case.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

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This is a request under the Code of Access to Information facilitated via
the accessinfo.hk website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #118 email]

Is [Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tin District request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Hong Kong Police Force Sha Tin District? If so, please contact
us using this form:
https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...

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Dear Mr. Scott Edmunds,

Thank you for your enquiry. While we do not hold any data pertaining to
non-refoulment claimants, our crime statistics office maintained arrest
statistics of refugees (Form 8 holders) dating back to January 2016.

Please see below for the crime case figures covering Jan - Aug 2016 for Sha
Tin Police District.

Total number of arrestees (ALL): 1,111
Total number of arrestees (Form 8 holders): 7

Breakdown of Offences
Immigration Offences: 0
Employment Offences: 0
Violent Crime: 0
Other Offences: 7

Breakdown of Prosecution and Conviction Rates
Prosecuted: 3
Convicted: 2

Breakdown of Nationality
Vietnamese: 5
Pakistani: 2

Best Regards,

Heidi LAM
Detective Inspector
District Intelligence Section
Shatin District
Tel : 3661 2752
Fax : 2602 1389

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