Detention is a key immigration enforcement measure in Hong Kong, despite the fact that detention facilities have long been criticised for poor conditions and complaints of mistreatment. […]
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China: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review
In a submission to the Universal Periodic Review, the GDP and APRRN raise a number of concerns regarding immigration detention practices in Hong Kong – including the ongoing detention of children, arbitrary detention without established time limits, and the significant number of recent deaths and suicides in detention. […]
Hong Kong (China) Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Hong Kong (China) Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Hong Kong (China), including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Hong Kong (China) Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Hong Kong (China): Country Page Hong Kong (China): International Law Hong Kong (China): COVID-19 Updates […]
Hong Kong (China): Covid-19 and Detention
Amid a resurgence in the number of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong, on 19 August a 37-year old Thai man detained at Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (CIC) was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19. The Centre for Health Protection subsequently announced that it would test approximately 200 Immigration Department staff and 400 detainees. […]
Hong Kong (China): Covid-19 and Detention
Hong Kong (officially the Hong Kong Special Adminsitrative Region) began taking measures to contain and combat the COVID-19 pandemic in early February after thousands of medical workers undertook a week-long strike to demand the government close the border with China and provide workers with personal protective equipment, among others measures. From 25 March 2020, the […]
