Non-refoulement claims received by ImmD: 2020-2021Q3
Dear Immigration Department,
I would appreciate if you could provide the following information in relation to non-refoulement claims received by the Immigration Department, for each quarter from 2020 to 2021Q3, disaggregated by:
(1) Age (under 18, 18 – 30, 31- 40, 41-50, 51-60, 61-70, 71-80, Above 80 or other categories as appropriate)
(2) Sex (male, female, transgender)
(3) Nationality (please provide a breakdown of all nationalities);
(4) Means of entry (Visit Visa; Entry Permit; Foreign Domestic Helper Visa; Illegal Entry; Others (please provide a breakdown))
Thank you for your assistance on this.
Regards,
Preston Cheung
Our ref. : IL/00702008/21, L/M (74) in ImmD RALS1/6-20/3/C
Dear Mr Cheung,
We refer to your application for access to information of 1 November 2021
relating to statistics on non-refoulement claims.
Your application is now under processing. Our Department would revert to
you on or before 21 November 2021 according to paragraph 1.16 of the Code
on Access to Information.
Best Regards,
(WONG Wing-lung)
for Director of Immigration
To learn more about the application requirements and procedures of the
most frequently used services provided by the Hong Kong Immigration
Department, you are welcome to visit the Easy Access Playlist at Hong Kong
Immigration Department [1]YouTube Channel. The concerned video clips have
Cantonese voice-over supplemented by Chinese or English subtitles.
Our ref. : IL/00718368/21, L/M (74) in ImmD RALS1/6-20/3/C
Dear Mr Cheung,
We refer to your application for access to information of 1 November 2021
relating to statistics on non-refoulement claims. Further to our interim
reply on 10 November 2021, please find below the information as requested:
The Government implemented the Unified Screening Mechanism (USM) in March
2014 to screen non-refoulement claims on all applicable grounds in one
go. From January 2020 to the end of September 2021, the Immigration
Department (ImmD) received a total of 3 428 claims with breakdown as
follows:
Number of claims
Sex 2020 2021
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Male 104 165 139 314 351 354 132
Female 55 114 105 227 372 730 266
Total 159 279 244 541 723 1 084 398
Number of claims
Age 2020 2021
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Under 18 9 33 26 31 44 55 39
18 or above 150 246 218 510 679 1 029 359
Total 159 279 244 541 723 1 084 398
Number of claims
Nationality 2020 2021
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Vietnamese 33 95 113 196 205 315 157
Indonesian 19 41 35 80 212 347 101
Filipino 20 28 27 55 64 129 53
Pakistani 34 28 17 65 73 71 10
Bangladeshi 19 22 16 67 57 56 16
Indian 12 27 15 37 63 79 19
Thai 2 3 5 14 20 40 21
Nigerian 4 1 2 0 5 11 4
Nepalese 3 5 1 5 4 2 4
Sri Lankan 0 4 0 9 0 5 4
Others 13 25 13 13 20 29 9
Total 159 279 244 541 723 1 084 398
Non-refoulement claimants are mainly illegal immigrants, overstayers or
persons who were refused landing upon arrival in Hong Kong. Breakdown is
as follows and ImmD does not maintain other requested information.
Number of claims
Status in Hong Kong 2020 2021
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Overstayers# 70 104 74 188 358 613 197
Illegal Immigrants 80 141 140 319 321 419 161
Others^ 9 34 30 34 44 52 40
Total 159 279 244 541 723 1 084 398
# Including former foreign domestic helpers
^ Including persons refused entry and persons born in Hong Kong with the
right of abode in Hong Kong not established
Number of claims
Claims lodged by former foreign domestic helpers 2020 2021
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
34 51 39 110 245 493 154
We hope you would find the above information useful.
Best Regards,
(FUNG Man-him)
for Director of Immigration
To learn more about the application requirements and procedures of the
most frequently used services provided by the Hong Kong Immigration
Department, you are welcome to visit the Easy Access Playlist at Hong Kong
Immigration Department [1]YouTube Channel. The concerned video clips have
Cantonese voice-over supplemented by Chinese or English subtitles.
Dear Mr Fung,
Thank you for the information provided in your reply an hour ago.
Could you please provide the same information as an Excel spreadsheet attachment in replying to this email?
Thanks again.
Regards,
Preston Cheung
Our ref. : IL/00720010/21, L/M (74) in ImmD RALS1/6-20/3/C
Dear Mr Cheung,
Thank you for your e-mail today regarding the application for access to
information of 1 November 2021 relating to statistics on non-refoulement
claims. Please find the statistics in our final reply in Excel format as
attached.
Best Regards,
(FUNG Man-him)
for Director of Immigration
To learn more about the application requirements and procedures of the
most frequently used services provided by the Hong Kong Immigration
Department, you are welcome to visit the Easy Access Playlist at Hong Kong
Immigration Department [1]YouTube Channel. The concerned video clips have
Cantonese voice-over supplemented by Chinese or English subtitles.
