Statistics on Hong Kong residents and Chinese nationals
Dear Immigration Department,
I am interested in the following statistics relating to Hong Kong residents and Chinese nationals under the scope of the Immigration Department. Please see the specifics of the information I am looking for:
1) The statistics on permanent and non-permanent residents, disaggregated respectively by individual country of origin or nationality.
2) The total numbers of permanent residents who have had their Right of abode revoked, categorised by reasons for such revocation or loss, if possible.
3) The number of people who currently possess Right to Land without simultaneously having the Right of Abode.
4) The total number of people who been naturalized Chinese nationals under the authority of the ImmD, disaggregated by previous nationality
5) The total number of people who have filed a Declaration of Change of Nationality with the ImmD, disaggregated by declared nationality.
6) The numbers of Permanent Residents only that are classified as "Mobile Residents" and "Usual Residents", respectively
Please provide me with this as required by the Code on Access to Information. I would appreciate it if you could present them in a PDF or Excel file, not tabular form, since I cannot view it properly. I look forward to your response and appreciate your attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
James A. Wilson
Dear James,
I refer to your application for Access to Information received by us on 5
April 2026.
We would be much grateful if you could confirm, whether the term
"residents" under item 1, 2 and 6 refers to holders of a Hong Kong
Identity Card, by 21 April 2026 so that we may proceed further with your
request.
Please also be informed that we may seek your consent to transfer part of
your request to other department(s) if it is confirmed that the
information is under the possession of certain department.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned.
Best regards,
(Mr C H Ho)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section
Tel : 2829 3466
Fax : 3101 0512
Email : [1][Immigration Department request email]
From: "James A. Wilson"
<[FOI #1571 email]>
To: "FOI requests at Immigration Department" <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 05/04/2026 17:10
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Statistics on Hong Kong
residents and Chinese nationals
Sent by: [FOI #1571 email]
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Dear Immigration Department,
I am interested in the following statistics relating to Hong Kong
residents and Chinese nationals under the scope of the Immigration
Department. Please see the specifics of the information I am looking for:
1) The statistics on permanent and non-permanent residents, disaggregated
respectively by individual country of origin or nationality.
2) The total numbers of permanent residents who have had their Right of
abode revoked, categorised by reasons for such revocation or loss, if
possible.
3) The number of people who currently possess Right to Land without
simultaneously having the Right of Abode.
4) The total number of people who been naturalized Chinese nationals under
the authority of the ImmD, disaggregated by previous nationality
5) The total number of people who have filed a Declaration of Change of
Nationality with the ImmD, disaggregated by declared nationality.
6) The numbers of Permanent Residents only that are classified as "Mobile
Residents" and "Usual Residents", respectively
Please provide me with this as required by the Code on Access to
Information. I would appreciate it if you could present them in a PDF or
Excel file, not tabular form, since I cannot view it properly. I look
forward to your response and appreciate your attention to this matter.
Yours faithfully,
James A. Wilson
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Dear Records and Data Management Section,
Yes, where I have referred to Permanent and Non-permanent Residents, I mean those who hold Permanent and Non-Permanent Hong Kong ID cards respectively or are thus registered with the Immigration Department.
You may have my preemptive consent to transfer any relevant parts of my requests to other departments in order to obtain this information if necessary, so that you need not revert back and wait for my response. I would appreciate it, however, if you could notify me of which parts and to which departments when you do so.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
James A. Wilson
Dear James,
Thank you for your email.
Please be informed that the application is 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 4
May 2026.
Best regards,
(Mr C H Ho)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section
Tel : 2829 3466
Fax : 3101 0512
Email : [1][Immigration Department request email]
From: "James A. Wilson"
<[FOI #1571 email]>
To: "Records and Data Management Section" <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 14/04/2026 20:29
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Statistics on Hong
Kong residents and Chinese nationals
Sent by: [FOI #1571 email]
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Dear Records and Data Management Section,
Yes, where I have referred to Permanent and Non-permanent Residents, I
mean those who hold Permanent and Non-Permanent Hong Kong ID cards
respectively or are thus registered with the Immigration Department.
You may have my preemptive consent to transfer any relevant parts of my
requests to other departments in order to obtain this information if
necessary, so that you need not revert back and wait for my response. I
would appreciate it, however, if you could notify me of which parts and to
which departments when you do so.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
James A. Wilson
Dear James,
Further to our interim reply of 22 April 2026, I am writing to inform you
that your application for access to information is still under processing,
as more time is required to gather and consolidate the information
requested in your application.
According to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on Access to Information, our
department will inform you of the latest progress of the case separately
on or before 3 June 2026.
Best regards,
(Mr C H Ho)
for Director of Immigration
Records and Data Management Section
Tel : 2829 3466
Fax : 3101 0512
Email : [1][Immigration Department request email]
Dear Mr Ho,
Thank you for the update on my request.
According to 1.18 of the Code, response may be deferred beyond twenty-one days only in exceptional
circumstances, which should be explained to the applicant. Such explanation would be greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
J. A. Wilson
Dear James A. Wilson,
I refer to your request for access to information on 5
April 2026. Further to our interim reply of 22 April 2026 and 4 May 2026,
our reply is provided as below:
Access to Information Officer
Immigration Department