Number of persons held at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of persons held at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre. May I know, in each of the years between 2018-20:
a) the average daily detainee population
b) the detainee population on 31 December of each year
c) the number of persons admitted in each year
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
Our Reference: L/M (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear Mr. RAQUEL AMADOR,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
11.03.2021. 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
31.03.2021.
Thank you for your attention.
Best Regards,
CHAU Kwok-cheung
for Director of Immigration
Our Reference: L/M (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear Mr. RAQUEL AMADOR,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
11.03.2021. 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
31.03.2021.
Thank you for your attention.
Best Regards,
CHAU Kwok-cheung
for Director of Immigration
Our Reference: L/M (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear RAQUEL AMADOR,
I refer to your request for access to information on 11 March 2021 and our
interim reply to you on 18 March 2021. I hereby provide you the following
information.
(a) Average daily detainee population at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration
Centre (“CIC”) from 2018 to 2020:
Year 2018 2019 2020
No. of detainees 365 385 349
(b) Detainee population at the CIC on 31 December of each year from 2018
to 2020:
Year 2018 2019 2020
No. of detainees 355 346 248
(c) Number of admissions to the CIC from 2018 to 2020:
Year 2018 2019 2020
No. of admissions 6,277 5,353 3,988
I hope the information is useful to you.
Best Regards,
CHAU Kwok-cheung
for Director of Immigration
Dear Immigration Department,
Thank you for your reply to my request. I would also like to ask for additional information about the number of persons held at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre. May I know:
a) the detainee population on 31 December of each of the years between 2010 - 2017
b) the number of persons admitted in each of the years between 2010 – 2012
If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
Our Reference: L/M (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear RAQUEL AMADOR,
Our department has received your follow-up application for access to
information on 15.09.2021. 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 05.10.2021.
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 (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear Surabhi Chopra,
I refer to your request for access to information on 15 September 2021 and
our previous replies under the same file reference on 31 March 2021 and 24
September 2021. I hereby provide you the following information.
(a)
Detainee population at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (“CIC”) on
31 December of each year from 2010 to 2017:.
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
No. of detainees 263 332 375 446 365 409 395 372
(b)
Number of admissions to the CIC from 2010 to 2012:
Year ^Note 1 2010 2011 2012
No. of admissions 6,526 7,723 7,249
Note 1: The ImmD took over the management of the CIC from the Correctional
Services Department on 15-04-2010. The figures / information in 2010
provided above cover the period from 15-04-2010 to 31-12-2010 only.
I hope the information is useful to you.
Best Regards,
CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration
Our Reference: L/M (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear Raquel Amador,
I regret that that the preceding email should be sent to you and apologize
for any inconvenience caused.
If you have any enquiry, please contact the undersigned via this email.
Best Regards,
CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration
From: CICSECTION/IMMD/HKSARG
To: [FOI #574 email]
Date: 05/10/2021 16:10
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Number of persons
held at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre
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Our Reference: L/M (3) in ImmD CIC/6-5/10 (R)
Dear Surabhi Chopra,
I refer to your request for access to information on 15 September 2021 and
our previous replies under the same file reference on 31 March 2021 and 24
September 2021. I hereby provide you the following information.
(a)
Detainee population at the Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (“CIC”) on
31 December of each year from 2010 to 2017:.
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
No. of detainees 263 332 375 446 365 409 395 372
(b)
Number of admissions to the CIC from 2010 to 2012:
Year ^Note 1 2010 2011 2012
No. of admissions 6,526 7,723 7,249
Note 1: The ImmD took over the management of the CIC from the Correctional
Services Department on 15-04-2010. The figures / information in 2010
provided above cover the period from 15-04-2010 to 31-12-2010 only.
I hope the information is useful to you.
Best Regards,
CHEUNG Kai-ho
for Director of Immigration
