Request the border traffic data

Pili Hu made this Freedom of Information request to Immigration Department

This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.

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Dear 入境事務處,

I would like to obtain the border traffic data. Samples fields may include

Anonymised ID, date-time, direction, gate, travel document type, visa type, other demographics (e.g. age, gender, ...; optional)

Sharing anonymised data at this raw level is highly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Pili Hu

Immigration Department

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MOK Wai-man
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Immigration Department

To: Pili Hu <[FOI #7 email]>

Ref: IL/00269391/15

Ref: ImmD RC/SU/1-160/23/2015

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Thank you for your email of 27-4-2015.

 

You may visit the website of Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong
SAR Government to get the monthly statistics on the Passenger
Arrivals/Departures by Control Point through the following steps:-

 

1.            Visit website of Census and Statistics Department (
[1]www.censtatd.gov.hk )

2.            Click “Hong Kong Statistics” à “Statistical Tables, Reports
and Other Products” à  “General Statistical Digests” à  “Hong Kong Monthly
Digest of Statistics”

3.            View “Transport, Communications and Tourism Statistics”

¨        “Passenger Arrivals by Control Point”

¨        “Passenger Departures by Control Point”

 

You may also visit the Hong Kong Tourism Board PartnerNet to get the
statistics on Visitors Arrivals Details through the following steps: -

 

1.     Enter HK Tourism Board Partner Net 
([2]http://partnernet.hktb.com).

2.     Research & Statistics  à  Research Publications

3.     Register as a user

4.     Key in your "Login Name" and "Password"

5.     Click "Visitor Arrival Statistics (Published monthly)"

 

I hope you will find the information useful.

 

 

Regards,

 

Miss Kylie CHENG

for Director of Immigration

References

Visible links
1. http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/
2. http://partnernet.hktb.com/

Dear Immigration Department,

Thanks for replying monthly aggregated stats for previous request. For my study requirement (in/out traffic within a day; say find out the best time to pass a certain control point), I need breakdown records. Anonymised raw data is most useful. If it is not available, aggregation at minute level (or at most hour level), could still give some information.

Thanks!

Yours faithfully,

Pili Hu

p.s.

Ref: IL/00269391/15
Ref: ImmD RC/SU/1-160/23/2015

Immigration Department

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<Important Notice>

In processing your enquiry, collection of personal data may be required.
Personal
data so collected will be transferred to the relevant sections of the
Immigration
Department for follow up actions. The provision of personal data is
voluntary. If you
do not provide such data, we may not be able to process your enquiry. You
have the
right to request access to or correction of your personal data as
provided, and the
request should be addressed to : Chief Immigration Officer (Information
and Liaison)
Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. You may also
browse
information relating to the “Statement of Privacy Policy and Practice” of
the
Immigration Department in our Homepage at
http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/statement.htm

<重要通知>

在處理你的查詢時,本處可能需要收集個人資料。個人資料收集後,將會轉交入境事
務處有關組
別作出跟進。個人資料的提供屬自願性質。若你不提供這些資料,可能令本處無法處
理你的查詢
。你有權要求查閱或改正你提供的個人資料。有關要求,應寄往下列地址:香港灣仔
告士打道七號
入境事務大樓 總入境事務主任(查詢及聯絡)。你亦可在本處網站
http://www.immd.gov.hk/chtml/statement.htm 瀏覽有關入境事務處「私隱政策聲
明及實務大綱」
的資料。

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Immigration Department

Our ref. : IL/00275543/15

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your e-mail message.

Your e-mail has been forwarded to our relevant Section for appropriate
action.

Best regards,

Ms KEE Yuk-wan
for Director of Immigration

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Immigration Department

To: Pili Hu <[FOI #7 email]>

Ref: IL/00275543/15

Ref: ImmD RC/SU/1-160/23/2015

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

 

Please note that your required information is not available.

 

 

Regards,

 

Miss Kylie CHENG

for Director of Immigration

David M. Webb left an annotation ()

To start with, the IMMD is clearly capable of producing daily aggregate data for arrivals and departures classified by "HK Residents", "Mainland Vistors" and "Other Visitors". We know this because, when it suits them, figures are posted on their web site (and then taken down) for various seasonal dates. The latest one is here:
http://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/stat_20150502...
So please ask IMMD to release a machine-readable dataset of daily data for as far back as it is available and keep it updated daily.