IMMD Annual Report 2024

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    1. Message from Director
      1. Our Vision
      2. Our Mission
      3. Our Values
    3. Event Highlights
    4. Our Work
        1. Management and Support Branch
        2. Departmental Management Division
        3. Recruitment Exercises
        4. Career Development
        5. Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development
          1. Immigration Training Programmes Recognised under the Qualifications Framework
          2. Induction Training
          3. In-service Training
          4. National Security, National Studies and Chinese-style Foot Drill Training
          5. Tactical and Firearms Training
          6. Customer Service and Mediation Training Programmes
          7. Building a Supportive Team Training Programme
          8. e-Learning and ISITD Homepage
          9. Other Training
          10. Immigration Department Youth Leaders Corps and Youth Training
          11. Mainland/Overseas Training and Exchange Programmes
          12. Immigration Department Youth Ambassador Programme
        6. Guide on Conduct and Discipline
        7. Welfare and Recreation
          1. Immigration Department Consultative Committee
          2. Welfare Visits and Counselling Service
          3. Immigration Wellness Service Centre
          4. Immigration Department Staff Club
          5. Immigration Band
          6. Immigration Department Volunteer Work Team
        8. Management Audits
        9. Awards and Commendations
        10. Communications and Public Affairs
        11. Information and Liaison
        12. New Immigration Headquarters
        1. Immigration Autonomy
        2. Visa and Entry Permit System
        3. Visa and Policies Branch
        4. Entry for Visit
          1. Mainland Visitors
          2. Taiwan Visitors
          3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card
          4. Working Holiday Scheme
          5. Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals
        5. Initiatives to Enhance Travel Convenience for Visitors
          1. Relaxation of Visa Arrangements for Nationals of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam
          2. Pilot Scheme on Facilitation for Persons Participating in Arbitral Proceedings in Hong Kong (Pilot Scheme for Arbitral Proceedings)
          3. Expansion and Regularisation of Pilot Scheme on Immigration Facilitation for Visitors Participating in Short-term Activities in Designated Sectors
        6. Enhancement Measures on Talent Admission Schemes
          1. Enhancement of the Assessment Criteria and Arrangements for the General Points Test under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS)
          2. Expansion of List of Universities under the Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)
          3. Extension of the Validity Period of the First Visa for Category A Applications under the TTPS
          4. Temporary Exemption from Restrictions on Taking Up Part-time Jobs for Full-time Non-local Undergraduate Students
          5. Extension of the Immigration Arrangements for Graduates from Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Campuses of Hong Kong Universities (GBA Campus Graduates)
        7. Facilitation Measures of the Mainland to Promote 'Southbound and Northbound' Flow of Talent
          1. Exit Endorsement for Talent Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (Exit Endorsement for Talent)
        8. Entry for Employment
          1. Top Talent Pass Scheme (TTPS)
          2. General Employment Policy (GEP) for Professionals and Entrepreneurs
          3. Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP)
          4. Chinese Professionals Residing Overseas
          5. Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)
          6. Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS)
          7. Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS)
          8. Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents (ASSG)
          9. Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes (Special Scheme)
          10. Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes (Sector-specific Schemes)
          11. Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS) (formerly known as Supplementary Labour Scheme (SLS))
          12. Foreign Domestic Helpers
        9. Entry for Study
        10. Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
        11. New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES) (implemented on 1 March 2024)
        12. Entry of Dependants
        13. Entry of One-way Permit Holders
        14. Certificate of Entitlement Scheme
          1. Appeals under the Certificate of Entitlement Scheme
        1. Control Branch
        2. Immigration Control Points
          1. Cancellation of the Requirement for Visitors to Furnish Arrival or Departure Cards
        3. Airport Division
          1. Passenger Traffic
          2. Spot Checks
          3. Customer Service
          4. Business Aviation Centre
          5. SkyPier Terminal
          6. Frequent Visitor e-Channels
          7. Flight Token e-Channels
          8. Implementation of the Advance Passenger Information System
        4. Boundary (Rail) Division
          1. Lo Wu Control Point
          2. Hung Hom Control Point
          3. Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point
          4. Express Rail Link West Kowloon Control Point
        5. Boundary (Vehicles) Division
          1. Lok Ma Chau Control Point
          2. Man Kam To Control Point
          3. Sha Tau Kok Control Point
          4. Shenzhen Bay Control Point
          5. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Control Point
          6. Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
          7. Simplified Clearance Procedure and On-board Clearance Service for Cross-boundary Students
        6. Harbour Division
          1. Harbour Control Section
          2. Pre-arrival Clearance Scheme
          3. Macau Ferry Terminal Control Point
          4. China Ferry Terminal Control Point
          5. River Trade Terminal Control Point
          6. Kai Tak Cruise Terminal Control Point
        1. Personal Documentation Branch
        2. Registration of Persons
          1. Hong Kong Identity Card
          2. Consular Corps Identity Card
          3. Replacement for Identity Cards
          4. One-stop Service for Entrants Holding Permits for Proceeding to Hong Kong and Macao (Commonly Known as 'One-way Permits')
          5. Certificate of Registered Particulars
          6. Registration of Persons Records
        3. Territory-wide Identity Card Replacement Exercise
          1. Caring Arrangements
        4. Enhancement Measures for Processing Identity Card Applications
          1. New Submission and Collection Kiosks for Personal Documentation
          2. Shortening the Time for Issuing Identity Cards
          3. Service Adjustment at Registration of Persons Offices
        5. Right of Abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)
          1. Background
          2. Verification of Eligibility for Permanent Identity Card (VEPIC)
          3. e-Services for VEPIC application
        6. Visa-free Lobbying for HKSAR Passport Holders
        7. Provision of Assistance to Hong Kong Residents in Distress Outside Hong Kong
        8. Registration of Outbound Travel Information
        9. Immigration Branch Offices
        10. Hong Kong Travel Documents
          1. HKSAR Passport
          2. Document of Identity for Visa Purposes
          3. Re-entry Permit
          4. Seaman's Identity Book
        11. Chinese Nationality
          1. Authority
          2. Declaration of Change of Nationality and Naturalisation, Renunciation or Restoration of Chinese Nationality
        12. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
          1. Births Registration
          2. Deaths Registration
          3. Electronic Services for Registration of Births and Deaths
          4. Marriage Registration
          5. Establishment of Tseung Kwan O Marriage Registry and Tseung Kwan O Births Registry
          6. Issuance of Certificates
        1. Enforcement Branch
        2. Investigation and Intelligence
          1. Combating Illegal Migration and Human Smuggling
          2. Tackling Trafficking in Persons (TIP)
          3. Enforcement Action against Illegal Employment
          4. Investigations into Forged Documents
          5. Combating Immigration-related Cyber Crimes
          6. Uncovering Cases of Bogus Marriages
          7. Exchange of Intelligence
        3. Combating Terrorist Activities
        4. Prosecution, Deportation and Removal
        5. Detention Facilities
          1. Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre (CIC)
          2. Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre (MTKDC)
        1. Removal Assessment and Litigation Branch
        2. Unified Screening Mechanism
        3. Enhancing the Handling of Non-refoulement Claims
        4. Comprehensive Review and Effectiveness
          1. Screening Procedures
          2. Detention
          3. Removal
        5. Litigation Support for Removal Assessment and Enforcement
        1. Information Systems Branch
        2. Systems in Operation
          1. Immigration Control System (ICONS)
          2. Next Generation Smart Identity Card System (SMARTICS-2)
          3. Next Generation Electronic Passport (e-Passport-2) System
          4. Next Generation Application and Investigation Easy Systems (APPLIES-2)
          5. Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents and Indian Nationals
          6. Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Business Travel Card Issuing System
          7. Government Office Automation (GOA) System
          8. Government-to-Employee (G2E) Applications
          9. Operations and Administration Support Information System (OASIS)
          10. Intranet
          11. Immigration Department's Homepage
          12. Operations Intelligence System (OPIS)
          13. Mobile Application
          14. New 1868 System
          15. Advance Passenger Information System
        3. Records and Data Management
        4. Electronic Services
          1. New e-Payment Options
          2. Adoption of iAM Smart
        5. Implementation of the Third Information Systems Strategy (ISS-3)
        6. Commencement of Study of the Fourth Information Systems Strategy (ISS-4)
        7. Memorandum of Understanding
        1. Green Management
        2. Environmental Management
        3. Green Performance
          1. Energy Saving, Net-zero Electricity Generation and Green Buildings
          2. Green Transport
          3. Waste Reduction and Recycling
          4. Carbon Management
          5. Other Green Performance/Housekeeping Measures
        4. The Way Forward
      1. Performance Pledges
      2. Immigration Department Users' Committee
      3. Performance
        1. Visas and Permits
        2. Immigration Control Points
        3. Registration for Identity Cards
        4. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages
        5. Travel Documents
        6. Chinese Nationality Matters
      4. Quality Service
        1. Immigration Department's Homepage
        2. Immigration Department Mobile Application
        3. 'Hong Kong Immigration Department' YouTube Channel
        4. The Ombudsman's Awards 2024
        5. The Secretary for the Civil Service (SCS)'s Commendation Award Scheme 2024
        6. Caring Organisation
        7. Customer Feedback
        8. Assistance to Persons with Disabilities
      5. Sustainable Development
    6. Appendices
      1. Rank Insignia and Accessories for the Immigration Service
      2. Directorate Officers and Organisation Chart of Immigration Department
      3. Organisation Chart of Immigration Department
      4. Establishment and Strength
      5. Statistics on Visas/Entry Permits Issued
      6. Overall Passenger Traffic Statistics
      7. Statistics on Passenger Traffic by Control Point
      8. Statistics on Cross-boundary Passenger Traffic
      9. Number of Hong Kong Identity Cards Issued
      10. Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages Services Statistics
      11. Countries/Territories which have Agreed to Grant Visa-free Access/Visa-on-arrival to HKSAR Passport Holders
      12. Enforcement Branch Statistics
      13. Torture/Non-refoulement Claim Cases
      14. Statistics on Illegal Immigrants from the Mainland
      15. Statistics on Forged Travel Documents Detected in Hong Kong
      16. Electronic Service Application Statistics
      17. Training Courses for Staff
      18. Appreciation and Review Findings on Complaints