Request for statistics on mortality for refugees

Scott Edmunds made this Freedom of Information request to Department of Health

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Dear Department of Health,

Do you have mortality and morbidity rate data for non-refoulement (refugees/form-8 holder, or however you recognize the ~14,000 asylum seekers in Hong Kong) claimants using the Hong Kong compared to the Hong Kong population. Particularly statistics for women and children, but any health statistics of this population would be useful.

If you do not have this data then any advice on which government department does would be useful.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

Department of Health

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Dear Mr Edmunds,

Thank you for your email dated 29.7.2019, I regret to inform you that the
requested information is not available in the Department of Health.
 Therefore your request cannot be acceded to.  I have also approached the
Social Welfare Department, the Census and Statistics Department and the
Immigration Department, they indicated that they do not have the requested
information either.

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public hospitals can be made to the Hospital Authority.  Relevant details
can be found at the following link:
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Regards,
Miss Denise WONG
for Director of Health

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From:        Scott Edmunds <[FOI #402 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        29/07/2019 17:13
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Request for statistics on
mortality for refugees

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Dear Department of Health,

Do you have mortality and morbidity rate data for non-refoulement
(refugees/form-8 holder, or however you recognize the ~14,000 asylum
seekers in Hong Kong) claimants using the Hong Kong compared to the Hong
Kong population. Particularly statistics for women and children, but any
health statistics of this population would be useful.

If you do not have this data then any advice on which government
department does would be useful.

Yours faithfully,

Scott Edmunds

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