Regarding "arrests" in Annual Reports
Dear Immigration Department,
I am writing to make an information access request regarding “arrests” conducted by the Immigration Department as mentioned in Appendix 13 of the Annual Reports. May I know,
A) Does the Immigration Department maintain statistics of arrests made by offence or by category of offence?
B) Do these arrests include arrests made during raids (example: Raids during anti-vice operations)?
C) Does this number include arrests made by the Hong Kong Police Force (or other authorities) for offences under the Immigration Ordinance?
Thank you for your help with this inquiry.
Yours faithfully,
H. Y. Fung
Our ref. : IL/00805546/21, L/M (2) in ImmD ORS/6-5/2 (C) Pt.4
Dear H. Y. Fung,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
24 December 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 13
January 2022. In the meantime, please contact the undersigned via this
email if you have any enquiry.
Best Regards,
TSE Chung-hong
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/00025904/22, L/M (2) in ImmD ORS/6-5/2 (C) Pt.4
Dear H. Y. Fung,
I refer to your application for access to information submitted on 24
December 2021 and our interim reply on 31 December 2021.
The “Arrest” statistics in Appendix 13 of the Immigration Department
Annual Report refer to the number of arrests made by immigration officers
of the Enforcement Branch during their course of duty, including but not
limited to raids at vice establishment. The figures do not include those
made by the Hong Kong Police Force. We do not maintain the statistics of
arrests by offence or by category of offence.
I hope the information is useful to you.
Best Regards,
TSE Chung-hong
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.
