Regarding "Stops" conducted by the ImmD

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 regarding the “Stop” enforcement mentioned in the Annual Report Appendix (https://www.immd.gov.hk/publications/a_r...). May I know,

A) What does this “Stop” enforcement action entail?

B) Where does such action occur?

C) Is such action limited to those enforced by immigration department staff?

Yours faithfully,

Raquel Amador

Immigration Department

Our ref. : L/M (8) in ImmD ORS/6-5/2 (C) Pt.3

Dear Raquel Amador,

Our department has received your application for access to information on
15 October 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 4
November 2021.  In the meantime, please contact the undersigned via this
email if you have any enquiry.

 

Best Regards,

 

CHAN Siu-kit

for Director of Immigration

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Immigration Department

Our ref. : IL/00689623/21

Our Reference: L/M (8) in ImmD ORS/6-5/2 (C) Pt.3

 

Dear Raquel Amador,

 

I refer to your application for access to information submitted on 15
October 2021 and our interim reply on 22 October 2021. 

 

The "Stop" statistics in Appendix 13 of the Immigration Department Annual
Report refers to the number of persons being stopped for inspection of
proof of identity by investigators at the places where our enforcement
operations are conducted.

 

I hope the information is useful to you.

 

Best Regards,

 

CHAN Siu-kit

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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