Detainees at CIC in 2021
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make a data access request regarding detainees at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (“CIC”). May I know, for the year of 2021,
A) The average daily population at CIC
I) For the whole of 2021
II) per month
B) Yearly admittance into CIC, broken down by
I) gender (male, female, transgender),
II) age,
III) country of origin (please specify each country),
IV) immigration status (including non-refoulement claimants, overstayers, persons refused entry, and other categories as appropriate)
C) Releases from CIC
If the information could be provided in a CSV or Excel format, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
H. Y. Fung
Our Reference: L/M (4) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R) Pt.4
Dear H. Y. Fung,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
13.01.2022. Your application is now 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
02.02.2022.
If you have any enquiry, please contact the undersigned via this email.
Best Regards,
CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration
Our Reference: L/M (4) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R) Pt.4
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your request for access to information on 13 January 2022 and
our interim reply to you on 25 January 2022. I hereby provide you with
the following information.
A) Average daily detainee population at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration
Centre (“CIC”) in 2021
Month No. of Detainees
January 257
February 242
March 252
April 288
May 294
June 265
July 266
August 275
September 252
October 290
November 274
December 266
Overall 268
B) Number of admissions to the CIC in 2021
No. of admissions
Male 1,667
Female 1,399
Total 3,066
The Immigration Department does not maintain the yearly number of
admissions of transgender detainees to the CIC in 2021 and other requested
breakdown information.
C) Number of release cases from the CIC in 2021: 3,031.
I hope the information is useful to you.
Best Regards,
CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration
