accessinfo.hk Statistics

Here you can see how well public bodies have responded to requests on accessinfo.hk and meet the people most actively using it. You can also find statistics about requests over time.

Public Bodies

This section on public body statistics is currently experimental, so there are some caveats that should be borne in mind:

  • The percentages are calculated with respect to the total number of requests, which includes invalid requests; this is a known problem that will be fixed in a later release.
  • The classification of requests (e.g. to say whether they were successful or not) is done manually by users and administrators of the site, which means that they are subject to error.
  • Requests are considered successful if they were classified as either 'Successful' or 'Partially Successful'.
  • Requests are considered overdue if they are in the 'Overdue' or 'Very Overdue' states.
  • The error bars shown are 95% confidence intervals for the hypothesized underlying proportion (i.e. that which you would obtain by making an infinite number of requests through this site to that authority). In other words, the population being sampled is all the current and future requests to the authority through this site, rather than, say, all requests that have been made to the public body by any means.
  • Hidden requests are not counted. Unclassified requests do not count towards the percentages.

These graphs were partly inspired by some statistics that Mark Goodge produced for WhatDoTheyKnow, so thanks are due to him.

Public bodies with the most requests

Public Body Number of requests
Food and Health Bureau 24
Lands Department 38
Transport Department 39
Hospital Authority 44
Census and Statistics Department 54
Education Bureau 55
Correctional Services Department 61
Security Bureau 83
Department of Health 113
Immigration Department 251

Public bodies with the most successful requests

Public Body Percentage of total requests
University Grants Committee Secretariat 64
Food and Health Bureau 67
Immigration Department 68
Social Welfare Department 75
Transport Department 87
Hong Kong Police Force Crime Wing 93
Labour Department 93
Security Bureau 94
Civil Service Bureau 100
Registration and Electoral Office 100

Public bodies with the fewest successful requests

Public Body Percentage of total requests
All registries and administrative offices of courts and tribunals for which the Judiciary Administrator has responsibility 17
Office of The Ombudsman 29
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 31
Department of Justice 33
Hospital Authority 41
Lands Department 47
Correctional Services Department 47
Department of Health 50
Environmental Protection Department 55
Customs and Excise Department 60

Public bodies with most overdue requests

Public Body Percentage of requests that are overdue
Customs and Excise Department 10
Department of Health 15
Lands Department 17
Hospital Authority 19
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department 20
Department of Justice 20
Planning Department 21
All registries and administrative offices of courts and tribunals for which the Judiciary Administrator has responsibility 25
Environmental Protection Department 27
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 31

Public bodies that most frequently replied with "Not Held"

Public Body Percentage of total requests
Immigration Department 21
Education Bureau 21
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department 23
Food and Health Bureau 25
Department of Health 26
Lands Department 30
Legal Aid Department 31
Hospital Authority 33
Correctional Services Department 35
All registries and administrative offices of courts and tribunals for which the Judiciary Administrator has responsibility 42

People

Most frequent requesters

Last 28 days

  1. H

    H. Y. Fung

    Joined in 2021

    9

  2. G

    Gigi Lo

    Joined in 2021

    4

  3. N

    N Cheung

    Joined in 2023

    3

  4. K

    Ken Tang

    Joined in 2022

    2

  5. A

    Andy Chui

    Joined in 2021

    2

  6. E

    EW

    Joined in 2023

    2

  7. B

    Bernardo

    Joined in 2022

    2

  8. N

    Nok Hin Chen

    Joined in 2023

    2

  9. M

    Michelle Poon

    Joined in 2023

    1

  10. J

    John Smith

    Joined in 2021

    1

All time

  1. S

    Scott Edmunds

    Joined in 2015

    100

  2. H

    H. Y. Fung

    Joined in 2021

    66

  3. S

    Surabhi Chopra

    Joined in 2021

    54

  4. R

    Raquel Amador

    Joined in 2021

    53

  5. A

    Allyson van de Pol

    Joined in 2021

    43

  6. G

    Gigi Lo

    Joined in 2021

    43

  7. Profile image for Simon Wang

    Simon Wang

    Joined in 2021

    39

  8. A

    Annie Li

    Joined in 2017

    31

  9. R

    Rachel Li

    Joined in 2019

    29

  10. A

    Andy Chui

    Joined in 2021

    27

Most frequent annotators

Last 28 days

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All time

  1. G

    Guy Freeman

    Joined in 2015

    17

  2. Profile image for Gordon Yip

    Gordon Yip

    Joined in 2016

    7

  3. Profile image for Simon Wang

    Simon Wang

    Joined in 2021

    6

  4. N

    nuageamk

    Joined in 2015

    5

  5. B

    Brian Leung

    Joined in 2017

    2

  6. C

    C.C. Kan

    Joined in 2016

    2

  7. S

    Scott Edmunds

    Joined in 2015

    2

  8. K

    Kelvin Lee

    Joined in 2017

    2

  9. T

    Taku Guo

    Joined in 2022

    1

  10. D

    David M. Webb

    Joined in 2015

    1

Requests

Hidden

From time to time requests need to be hidden on accessinfo.hk. This can happen for a number of reasons. For example, the request could be about someone’s personal information that shouldn’t be public or the contents could be abusive.

Here you can see how often accessinfo.hk administrators have hidden requests.

Week starting Request hide events
2015-04-27 0
2015-05-04 0
2015-05-11 0
2015-05-18 0
2015-05-25 0
2015-06-01 0
2015-06-08 0
2015-06-15 0
2015-06-22 0
2015-06-29 0
2015-07-06 0
2015-07-13 0
2015-07-20 0
2015-07-27 0
2015-08-03 0
2015-08-10 0
2015-08-17 0
2015-08-24 0
2015-08-31 0
2015-09-07 0
2015-09-14 0
2015-09-21 0
2015-09-28 0
2015-10-05 0
2015-10-12 1
2015-10-19 0
2015-10-26 0
2015-11-02 0
2015-11-09 0
2015-11-16 0
2015-11-23 0
2015-11-30 0
2015-12-07 0
2015-12-14 0
2015-12-21 0
2015-12-28 0
2016-01-04 0
2016-01-11 0
2016-01-18 0
2016-01-25 0
2016-02-01 0
2016-02-08 0
2016-02-15 0
2016-02-22 0
2016-02-29 0
2016-03-07 0
2016-03-14 0
2016-03-21 0
2016-03-28 0
2016-04-04 0
2016-04-11 0
2016-04-18 0
2016-04-25 0
2016-05-02 0
2016-05-09 0
2016-05-16 0
2016-05-23 0
2016-05-30 0
2016-06-06 0
2016-06-13 0
2016-06-20 0
2016-06-27 0
2016-07-04 0
2016-07-11 0
2016-07-18 0
2016-07-25 0
2016-08-01 0
2016-08-08 0
2016-08-15 0
2016-08-22 0
2016-08-29 0
2016-09-05 0
2016-09-12 0
2016-09-19 0
2016-09-26 0
2016-10-03 0
2016-10-10 0
2016-10-17 0
2016-10-24 0
2016-10-31 0
2016-11-07 0
2016-11-14 0
2016-11-21 0
2016-11-28 0
2016-12-05 0
2016-12-12 0
2016-12-19 0
2016-12-26 0
2017-01-02 0
2017-01-09 0
2017-01-16 0
2017-01-23 0
2017-01-30 0
2017-02-06 0
2017-02-13 0
2017-02-20 0
2017-02-27 0
2017-03-06 0
2017-03-13 0
2017-03-20 0
2017-03-27 0
2017-04-03 0
2017-04-10 0
2017-04-17 0
2017-04-24 0
2017-05-01 0
2017-05-08 0
2017-05-15 0
2017-05-22 0
2017-05-29 0
2017-06-05 0
2017-06-12 0
2017-06-19 0
2017-06-26 0
2017-07-03 0
2017-07-10 0
2017-07-17 0
2017-07-24 0
2017-07-31 0
2017-08-07 0
2017-08-14 0
2017-08-21 0
2017-08-28 0
2017-09-04 0
2017-09-11 0
2017-09-18 0
2017-09-25 0
2017-10-02 0
2017-10-09 0
2017-10-16 0
2017-10-23 0
2017-10-30 0
2017-11-06 0
2017-11-13 0
2017-11-20 0
2017-11-27 0
2017-12-04 0
2017-12-11 0
2017-12-18 0
2017-12-25 0
2018-01-01 0
2018-01-08 0
2018-01-15 0
2018-01-22 0
2018-01-29 0
2018-02-05 0
2018-02-12 0
2018-02-19 0
2018-02-26 0
2018-03-05 0
2018-03-12 0
2018-03-19 0
2018-03-26 0
2018-04-02 0
2018-04-09 0
2018-04-16 0
2018-04-23 0
2018-04-30 0
2018-05-07 0
2018-05-14 0
2018-05-21 0
2018-05-28 0
2018-06-04 0
2018-06-11 0
2018-06-18 0
2018-06-25 0
2018-07-02 0
2018-07-09 0
2018-07-16 0
2018-07-23 0
2018-07-30 0
2018-08-06 0
2018-08-13 1
2018-08-20 0
2018-08-27 0
2018-09-03 0
2018-09-10 0
2018-09-17 0
2018-09-24 0
2018-10-01 0
2018-10-08 0
2018-10-15 0
2018-10-22 0
2018-10-29 0
2018-11-05 0
2018-11-12 0
2018-11-19 0
2018-11-26 0
2018-12-03 0
2018-12-10 0
2018-12-17 0
2018-12-24 0
2018-12-31 0
2019-01-07 0
2019-01-14 0
2019-01-21 0
2019-01-28 0
2019-02-04 0
2019-02-11 0
2019-02-18 0
2019-02-25 0
2019-03-04 0
2019-03-11 0
2019-03-18 0
2019-03-25 0
2019-04-01 0
2019-04-08 0
2019-04-15 0
2019-04-22 0
2019-04-29 0
2019-05-06 0
2019-05-13 0
2019-05-20 0
2019-05-27 0
2019-06-03 0
2019-06-10 0
2019-06-17 0
2019-06-24 0
2019-07-01 0
2019-07-08 0
2019-07-15 0
2019-07-22 0
2019-07-29 0
2019-08-05 0
2019-08-12 0
2019-08-19 0
2019-08-26 0
2019-09-02 0
2019-09-09 0
2019-09-16 0
2019-09-23 0
2019-09-30 0
2019-10-07 0
2019-10-14 0
2019-10-21 0
2019-10-28 0
2019-11-04 0
2019-11-11 0
2019-11-18 0
2019-11-25 0
2019-12-02 0
2019-12-09 0
2019-12-16 0
2019-12-23 0
2019-12-30 0
2020-01-06 0
2020-01-13 0
2020-01-20 0
2020-01-27 0
2020-02-03 0
2020-02-10 0
2020-02-17 0
2020-02-24 0
2020-03-02 0
2020-03-09 0
2020-03-16 0
2020-03-23 0
2020-03-30 0
2020-04-06 0
2020-04-13 0
2020-04-20 0
2020-04-27 0
2020-05-04 0
2020-05-11 0
2020-05-18 0
2020-05-25 0
2020-06-01 0
2020-06-08 0
2020-06-15 0
2020-06-22 0
2020-06-29 0
2020-07-06 0
2020-07-13 0
2020-07-20 0
2020-07-27 0
2020-08-03 0
2020-08-10 0
2020-08-17 0
2020-08-24 0
2020-08-31 0
2020-09-07 0
2020-09-14 0
2020-09-21 0
2020-09-28 0
2020-10-05 0
2020-10-12 0
2020-10-19 0
2020-10-26 0
2020-11-02 0
2020-11-09 0
2020-11-16 0
2020-11-23 0
2020-11-30 0
2020-12-07 0
2020-12-14 0
2020-12-21 0
2020-12-28 0
2021-01-04 0
2021-01-11 0
2021-01-18 0
2021-01-25 0
2021-02-01 0
2021-02-08 0
2021-02-15 0
2021-02-22 0
2021-03-01 0
2021-03-08 0
2021-03-15 0
2021-03-22 0
2021-03-29 0
2021-04-05 0
2021-04-12 0
2021-04-19 0
2021-04-26 0
2021-05-03 0
2021-05-10 0
2021-05-17 0
2021-05-24 0
2021-05-31 0
2021-06-07 0
2021-06-14 0
2021-06-21 0
2021-06-28 0
2021-07-05 0
2021-07-12 0
2021-07-19 0
2021-07-26 0
2021-08-02 0
2021-08-09 0
2021-08-16 0
2021-08-23 0
2021-08-30 0
2021-09-06 0
2021-09-13 0
2021-09-20 0
2021-09-27 0
2021-10-04 0
2021-10-11 0
2021-10-18 0
2021-10-25 0
2021-11-01 0
2021-11-08 0
2021-11-15 0
2021-11-22 0
2021-11-29 0
2021-12-06 0
2021-12-13 0
2021-12-20 0
2021-12-27 0
2022-01-03 0
2022-01-10 0
2022-01-17 0
2022-01-24 0
2022-01-31 0
2022-02-07 0
2022-02-14 0
2022-02-21 0
2022-02-28 0
2022-03-07 0
2022-03-14 0
2022-03-21 0
2022-03-28 0
2022-04-04 0
2022-04-11 0
2022-04-18 0
2022-04-25 0
2022-05-02 0
2022-05-09 0
2022-05-16 0
2022-05-23 0
2022-05-30 0
2022-06-06 0
2022-06-13 0
2022-06-20 0
2022-06-27 0
2022-07-04 0
2022-07-11 0
2022-07-18 0
2022-07-25 0
2022-08-01 0
2022-08-08 0
2022-08-15 0
2022-08-22 0
2022-08-29 0
2022-09-05 0
2022-09-12 0
2022-09-19 0
2022-09-26 0
2022-10-03 0
2022-10-10 0
2022-10-17 0
2022-10-24 0
2022-10-31 0
2022-11-07 0
2022-11-14 0
2022-11-21 0
2022-11-28 0
2022-12-05 0
2022-12-12 0
2022-12-19 0
2022-12-26 0
2023-01-02 0
2023-01-09 0
2023-01-16 0
2023-01-23 0