Removal procedures
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make an information request regarding removal procedures when a migrant (ie. Non-local person) is liable to be removed (ie. Whether due to a deportation / removal order, or other). May I know,
1) In the case of voluntary repatriation, what is the procedure / guidelines for removal?
2) In the case where a migrant person is able to finance their own ticket to return home, what would be the relevant procedure / policy in facilitating removal?
3) For both #1 and #2, if there is a copy of the relevant guidelines/ procedures / policies that may be available, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
H. Y. Fung
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your email of 10 June 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 30 June 2022.
Regards
(Mr S T Lam)
for Director of Immigration
From: "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1111 email]>
To: FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 10/06/2022 03:40
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Removal procedures
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make an information request regarding removal procedures
when a migrant (ie. Non-local person) is liable to be removed (ie. Whether
due to a deportation / removal order, or other). May I know,
1) In the case of voluntary repatriation, what is the procedure /
guidelines for removal?
2) In the case where a migrant person is able to finance their own ticket
to return home, what would be the relevant procedure / policy in
facilitating removal?
3) For both #1 and #2, if there is a copy of the relevant guidelines/
procedures / policies that may be available, I would greatly appreciate
it.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
H. Y. Fung
-------------------------------------------------------------------
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 #1111 email]
Is [Immigration Department request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to
Immigration Department? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
References
Visible links
1. https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
2. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your request for access to information on 10 June 2022.
Further to our interim reply of 16 June 2022, our reply is provided as
below.
In general, removees are required to pay the relevant travelling expenses
on their own. The Immigration Department (ImmD) will arrange suitable
transportation for removees’ return to their places of origin as soon as
possible, having regard to the actual circumstances of individual cases.
To effect the repatriation, ImmD will seek assistance from the relevant
authorities for re-entry facilities of the removees, such as issuing
relevant travel documents, as necessary.
Persons who seek to enter Hong Kong at control points but are refused
permission to land will be removed as soon as practicable. Pursuant to
the Immigration Ordinance, Cap. 115, removal of the refused landing
passengers are normally arranged by the captains, owners or agents of the
incoming ships or aircrafts concerned to their port of embarkation / a
destination at which there is good reason to believe they will be admitted
and the expenses of the removal are met by the owners of the ships or
aircrafts.
Access to Information Officer
Immigration Department
From: RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To: "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1111 email]>
Date: 16/06/2022 14:13
Subject: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/267(R))
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your email of 10 June 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 30 June 2022.
Regards
(Mr S T Lam)
for Director of Immigration
From: "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1111 email]>
To: FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 10/06/2022 03:40
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Removal procedures
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make an information request regarding removal procedures
when a migrant (ie. Non-local person) is liable to be removed (ie. Whether
due to a deportation / removal order, or other). May I know,
1) In the case of voluntary repatriation, what is the procedure /
guidelines for removal?
2) In the case where a migrant person is able to finance their own ticket
to return home, what would be the relevant procedure / policy in
facilitating removal?
3) For both #1 and #2, if there is a copy of the relevant guidelines/
procedures / policies that may be available, I would greatly appreciate
it.
Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
H. Y. Fung
-------------------------------------------------------------------
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 #1111 email]
Is [Immigration Department request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to
Immigration Department? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
References
Visible links
1. https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
2. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers
Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you very much for your reply and the information provided. I would like to ask a clarification question regarding this statement: "In general, removees are required to pay the relevant travelling expenses on their own." May I know:
1) In this context, does 'removees' refer to removees in the case of a) voluntary repatriation b) forced repatriation c) all types of repatriation or d) other (please specify)?
2) If c), ie. the relevant traveling expenses are not covered by the Immigration Department in any case of repatriation, then may I know, what are the items included in the expenditure on repatriation? Please kindly see here the document I am referring to, in particular the 'total expenditure on repatriation' stated on p743 of this LegCo document: https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english...
Thank you very much for your help in this matter. I look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
H. Y. Fung
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your email of 18 July 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 7 August 2022.
Regards,
(Mr S T Lam)
for Director of Immigration
From: "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1111 email]>
To: Records and Data Management Section <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 18/07/2022 16:43
Subject: Re: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/267(R))
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you very much for your reply and the information provided. I would
like to ask a clarification question regarding this statement: "In
general, removees are required to pay the relevant travelling expenses on
their own." May I know:
1) In this context, does 'removees' refer to removees in the case of a)
voluntary repatriation b) forced repatriation c) all types of repatriation
or d) other (please specify)?
2) If c), ie. the relevant traveling expenses are not covered by the
Immigration Department in any case of repatriation, then may I know, what
are the items included in the expenditure on repatriation? Please kindly
see here the document I am referring to, in particular the 'total
expenditure on repatriation' stated on p743 of this LegCo document:
[1]https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english...
Thank you very much for your help in this matter. I look forward to your
response.
Yours sincerely,
H. Y. Fung
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your request for access to information on 18 July 2022.
Further to our interim reply of 26 July 2022, our reply is provided as
below.
Removees mentioned in our earlier reply refers to any person or persons
liable to be removed from Hong Kong under the Immigration Ordinance, Cap.
115, Laws of Hong Kong. They are required to pay the relevant travelling
expenses on their own in general. In the event that they are unable to
pay the relevant expenses, public money may be used to remove the persons
concerned from Hong Kong as soon as possible to safeguard the public
interest, having regard to the circumstances of individual cases.
Therefore, total expenditure on repatriation covers all relevant
travelling expenses including meal expenditure and air ticket fees.
Access to Information Officer
Immigration Department
From: RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To: "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1111 email]>
Date: 26/07/2022 14:40
Subject: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/359(R))
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your email of 18 July 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 7 August 2022.
Regards,
(Mr S T Lam)
for Director of Immigration
From: "H. Y. Fung" <[FOI #1111 email]>
To: Records and Data Management Section <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 18/07/2022 16:43
Subject: Re: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/267(R))
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you very much for your reply and the information provided. I would
like to ask a clarification question regarding this statement: "In
general, removees are required to pay the relevant travelling expenses on
their own." May I know:
1) In this context, does 'removees' refer to removees in the case of a)
voluntary repatriation b) forced repatriation c) all types of repatriation
or d) other (please specify)?
2) If c), ie. the relevant traveling expenses are not covered by the
Immigration Department in any case of repatriation, then may I know, what
are the items included in the expenditure on repatriation? Please kindly
see here the document I am referring to, in particular the 'total
expenditure on repatriation' stated on p743 of this LegCo document:
[1]https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english...
Thank you very much for your help in this matter. I look forward to your
response.
Yours sincerely,
H. Y. Fung
