Migrant children whose parents were removed from Hong Kong
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make an information request regarding migrant children whose parents were removed from Hong Kong. May I know,
1) If a child of migrant parents remains in Hong Kong after the parent/s are removed from Hong Kong, what is the procedure to care for the child upon the removal of the parents?
2) How many such cases have occurred in the past five years?
If you could provide any relevant information, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
Dear Raquel Amador,
Thanks for your email of 14 February 2022.
Regarding your request, we should be grateful if you would define and
clarify on or before 24 February 2022 the term “migrant” that you are
referring to, as quoted in your email.
Best regards
(Mr. W M Fung)
For Director of Immigration)
From: Raquel Amador <[FOI #983 email]>
To: FOI requests at Immigration Department <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 14/02/2022 14:56
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Migrant children whose
parents were removed from Hong Kong
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Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make an information request regarding migrant children
whose parents were removed from Hong Kong. May I know,
1) If a child of migrant parents remains in Hong Kong
after the parent/s are removed from Hong Kong, what is the procedure to
care for the child upon the removal of the parents?
2) How many such cases have occurred in the past five
years?
If you could provide any relevant information, I would greatly appreciate
it. Thank you very much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
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Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you for your response and request for clarification. In my request, I was using the term 'migrant' to refer to persons who do not have permanent residency in Hong Kong.
Yours sincerely,
Raquel Amador
Dear Raquel Amador,
Thank you for your email.
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 15 March 2022.
Regards
(Mr S T Lam)
for Director of Immigration
From: Raquel Amador <[FOI #983 email]>
To: Records and Data Management Section <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 23/02/2022 13:18
Subject: Re: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/083(R))
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Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you for your response and request for clarification. In my request,
I was using the term 'migrant' to refer to persons who do not have
permanent residency in Hong Kong.
Yours sincerely,
Raquel Amador
Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your request for access to information on 14 February 2022 and
clarification on 23 February 2022. Further to our interim reply of 1
March 2022, our reply is provided as below.
In general, a child shall not be under any circumstances left unattended.
There is no general practice to separate minor from parents by effecting
removal against a family having regard to the safety, family unity and any
other considerations in the best interest of the minor.
When necessary, our officers may seek professional assistance from the
relevant department and/ or institution, such as Social Welfare Department
which is responsible for, amongst others, child welfare services.
The Immigration Department does not maintain the requested statistics.
Access to Information Officer
Immigration Department
From: RM/IMMD/HKSARG
To: Raquel Amador <[FOI #983 email]>
Date: 01/03/2022 10:37
Subject: Re: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/083(R))
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Dear Raquel Amador,
Thank you for your email.
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 15 March 2022.
Regards
(Mr S T Lam)
for Director of Immigration
From: Raquel Amador <[FOI #983 email]>
To: Records and Data Management Section <[Immigration Department request email]>
Date: 23/02/2022 13:18
Subject: Re: Request for information under Code on Access to
Information( Application no. ImmD/RM/6-5/10/2022/083(R))
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Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you for your response and request for clarification. In my request,
I was using the term 'migrant' to refer to persons who do not have
permanent residency in Hong Kong.
Yours sincerely,
Raquel Amador
