Immigration detainees can also be held in facilities managed by the Correctional Services Department, however a breakdown of which detainees in these facilities are immigration detainees as opposed to prisoners is not publicly available.
Additionally, official data on immigration detention is quite limited in comparison to official data on prisons, making comparative data analysis particularly relevant.
If you intend to use the data, please read the notes for accuracy.
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How many prisoners are held in Hong Kong’s prisons?
Approximately one third of prisoners are foreigners.
How many complaints are filed against the CSD?
These include complaints filed by persons in custody, the public, and staff.
What types of complaints were investigated?
How many incidents of self-harm occur in prisons?
Unlike the CSD, the Immigration Department does not maintain similar statistics.
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Vocabulary List
Commonly Used Abbreviations
CIC – Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre
CIU – Complaints Investigation Unit (of the Correctional Services Department)
CSD – Correctional Services Department
HKPF – Hong Kong Police Force
ImmD – Immigration Department
MTKDC – Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre
NKCI – Nei Kwu Correctional Institution
TTG / TTGCI – Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution
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