Training for immigration officers and CAT Scheme duty lawyers
Dear Immigration Department,
Can I get some information about the training given to both immigration officers and CAT Scheme duty lawyers dealing with non-refoulement claimants. Specifically:
What training do immigration officers receive before interviewing non-refoulement claimants and assessing claims? Do officers periodically receive supplementary training? If so, what type of training, and how often do they receive it?
What training do CAT Scheme duty lawyers receive before representing non-refoulement claimants? Is supplemental training periodically required? How many trainings--and of what kind--have been offered to Cat Scheme duty lawyers since 2009 (or as far back as you have the data)?
Yours faithfully,
Scott Edmunds
本處檔號: L/M (34) in ImmD RALOS/6-20/3/C
Dear Mr Edmunds,
Thank you for your enquiry dated 4 June 2017.
Please refer to part (2) of the attached SFCQ No. 2850 on training to
Immigration Department.
Regarding the training of lawyers, it is handled by the legal professional
bodies.
Best Regards,
Beatrice Yiu
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
[1]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...
at Hong Kong Immigration Department YouTube Channel. The concerned video
clips have Cantonese voice-over supplemented by Chinese or English
subtitles.
