Torture Claims Appeal Board- Q4, 2018

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Dear Security Bureau,

I am writing to enquire how many appeals/petitions were received, determined and allowed respectively by the Torture Claims Appeal Board (TCAB) in quarter 4, 2018.

Also, among the non-refoulement claims that were substantiated in the same quarter, how many were substantiated by the TCAB?

How many outstanding appeals/petitions relating to non-refoulement claims were there as of 31 December 2018?

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Annie Li
Research and Policy Officer
Justice Centre Hong Kong

Dear Ms Li,
I refer to your application for access to information dated 21 January
2019.
We are processing your application and shall let you have a substantive
reply as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Theresa Lee
for Secretary for Security

From: Annie Li <[FOI #343 email]>
To: FOI requests at Security Bureau <[Security Bureau request email]>,
Date: 21/01/2019 16:44
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Torture Claims Appeal
Board- Q4, 2018

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Dear Security Bureau,

I am writing to enquire how many appeals/petitions were received,
determined and allowed respectively by the Torture Claims Appeal Board
(TCAB) in quarter 4, 2018.

Also, among the non-refoulement claims that were substantiated in the same
quarter, how many were substantiated by the TCAB?

How many outstanding appeals/petitions relating to non-refoulement claims
were there as of 31 December 2018?

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,
Annie Li
Research and Policy Officer
Justice Centre Hong Kong

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Dear Ms Li,

I refer to your email of 21 January 2019 requesting us to provide
information on the number of appeals/petitions ("appeals") handled by the
Torture Claims Appeal Board in quarter 4 of 2018. Our reply is given as
follows -

(a) Number of appeals received: 1 475
(b) Number of appeals concluded: 1 423
(c) Number of appeals allowed: 8 (including 7 appeals against decisions
of the Immigration Department rejecting a non-refoulement claim)
(d) Number of appeals pending determination as at 31 December 2018: 6 649

Regards,
Theresa Lee
Security Bureau

From: SB-AIOREQ/SB/HKSARG
To: Annie Li <[FOI #343 email]>,
Date: 24/01/2019 14:25
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Torture Claims Appeal
Board- Q4, 2018