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Statistics on Code on Access to Information for second quarter of 2021
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     The Government received a total of 2 847 requests for information under the Code on Access to Information in the second quarter of 2021, a spokesman for the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau said today (December 31).

     The total number of requests received since the introduction of the Code in March 1995 and up to the end of June 2021 amounted to 94 375. Of these, 5 378 requests were subsequently withdrawn by the requestors and 4 754 requests covered cases in which the bureaux/departments concerned did not hold the requested information or cannot confirm or deny the existence of information. As at June 30, 2021, 420 requests were still being processed by bureaux/departments.

     Among the 83 823 requests which covered information held by bureaux/departments and which the bureaux/departments had responded to, 81 166 requests (96.8 per cent) were met, either in full (78 916 requests) or in part (2 250 requests), and 2 657 requests (3.2 per cent) were refused.

     Any member of the public who is dissatisfied with the response of a bureau/department under the Code may request that the matter be reviewed. He or she may also lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman.

     In the second quarter of 2021, the Ombudsman received 23 complaints relating to requests for information. In this quarter, the Ombudsman concluded 20 complaints, among which one was partially substantiated, three were unsubstantiated, 13 were concluded by inquiries, and three were assessed and closed. As at June 30, 2021, the Ombudsman's investigations on 24 complaints were ongoing.

     "The Code has provided an effective framework for the public to seek access to information held by the Government," the spokesman said.
 
Ends/Friday, December 31, 2021
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