Dear Ms Li,

I refer to your application for access to information dated 12 December
2019.

We are processing your application and shall let you have a substantive
reply as soon as possible.

Regards,

Security Bureau

From:        Rachel Li <[FOI #429 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Security Bureau <[Security Bureau request email]>,
Date:        06/01/2020 11:05
Subject:        Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Torture Claims Appeal Board - Q3 2019

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Dear Security Bureau,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Security Bureau's handling
of my FOI request 'Torture Claims Appeal Board - Q3 2019'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/torture...

Yours faithfully,
Rachel Li

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Dear Ms Li,

I refer to your email of 12 December 2019 requesting for provision of
information on the number of appeals/petitions ("appeals") handled by the
Torture Claims Appeal Board in the third quarter of 2019.  Our reply is
given as follows -

(a) Number of appeals received: 318
(b) Number of appeals concluded: 1 205
(c) Number of appeals allowed: 8 (all are appeals against decisions of the
Immigration Department rejecting a non-refoulement claim)
(d) Number of appeals pending determination as at 30 September 2019: 4 061

Regards
Connie Wong
Security Bureau

From:        SB-AIOREQ/SB/HKSARG
To:        Rachel Li <[FOI #429 email]>,
Date:        08/01/2020 17:42
Subject:        Re: Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Torture Claims Appeal Board - Q3 2019

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Dear Ms Li,

I refer to your application for access to information dated 12 December
2019.

We are processing your application and shall let you have a substantive
reply as soon as possible.

Regards,

Security Bureau

From:        Rachel Li <[FOI #429 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Security Bureau <[Security Bureau request email]>,
Date:        06/01/2020 11:05
Subject:        Internal review of Freedom of Information request -
Torture Claims Appeal Board - Q3 2019

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Dear Security Bureau,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information
reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Security Bureau's handling
of my FOI request 'Torture Claims Appeal Board - Q3 2019'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on
the Internet at this address:
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/en/request/torture...

Yours faithfully,
Rachel Li

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Dear Ms Li,

I refer to your email of 12 December 2019 requesting for provision of
information on the number of appeals/petitions ("appeals") handled by the
Torture Claims Appeal Board in the third quarter of 2019.  Our reply is
given as follows -

(a) Number of appeals received: 318
(b) Number of appeals concluded: 1 205
(c) Number of appeals allowed: 8 (all are appeals against decisions of the
Immigration Department rejecting a non-refoulement claim)
(d) Number of appeals pending determination as at 30 September 2019: 4 061

Regards
Connie Wong
Security Bureau

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Dear Ms Li,

I refer to your application for access to information dated 12 December
2019.

We are processing your application and shall let you have a substantive
reply as soon as possible.

Regards,

Security Bureau

From:        Rachel Li <[FOI #429 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Security Bureau <[Security Bureau request email]>,
Date:        12/12/2019 17:11
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Torture Claims Appeal
Board - Q3 2019

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Dear Security Bureau,

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information:

(1) How many appeals/petitions were received, determined, and allowed,
respectively, by the Torture Claims Appeal Board (TCAB) in the third
quarter of 2019.

(2) Of the 8 non-refoulement claims that were substantiated in the third
quarter of 2019, how many were substantiated by the TCAB?

(3) How many outstanding appeals/petitions relating to non-refoulement
claims were there before the TCAB as of 31 September 2019?

Thank you,

Rachel Li
Justice Centre Hong Kong

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