Longest single period of continuous immigration detention at Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the longest single period of continuous immigration detention among detainees at Mau Tau Kok Detention Centre. May I know, in each of the years between 2018-20:
a) the detainee population on 31 December of each year and of those what is the longest period of continuous immigration detention.
Yours faithfully,
Surabhi Chopra
Our Reference: (2) in L/M (509) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R
Dear Surabhi Chopra,
Re: Longest single period of continuous immigration detention at Ma Tau
Kok Detention Centre
Our department has received your application for access to information on
15 April 2021. 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 5
May 2021. In the meantime, please contact the undersigned via this email
if you have any enquiry.
Yours sincerely,
FUNG Tsz-ho
for Director of Immigration
Our Reference: (509) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R
Dear Surabhi Chopra,
Re: Longest single period of continuous immigration detention at Ma Tau
Kok Detention Centre
Further to our interim reply of 24 April 2021, 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 4 June 2021.
If you have any enquiry, please contact the undersigned via this email.
Yours sincerely,
WONG Ka-wai
for Director of Immigration
Our Reference: (509) in ImmD DR/6-5/10/R
Dear Surabhi Chopra,
Re: Longest single period of continuous immigration detention at Ma Tau
Kok Detention Centre
I refer to your request for access to information on 15 April 2021 and our
interim reply to you on 24 April 2021 and 5 May 2021. The requested
information is provided below.
(a) Detainee population on 31 December of each year at the Ma Tau Kok
Detention Centre (MTKDC)
Year 2018 2019 2020
No. of persons 22 10 43
The Immigration Department does not maintain the requested information of
the longest period of continuous immigration detention on 31 December of
each year at the MTKDC.
I hope the information is useful to you.
Yours sincerely,
CHAN Tsz-ho
for Director of Immigration
