Code on Access to Information

[Simon H WANG]

Share your email drafts to the government requesting information by replying to this post 

Visit this page to see more examples of requesting information from the government under the code   

[Simon H WANG]

A statement to be attached to all requests: 

Please also notice the following statement about our expectations of how this request should be handled.
While we appreciate the government’s efforts to maintain transparency and accountability under the Code on Access to Information, we also notice considerable variation among different departments and bureaux in their responses to our Code on Access to Information applications. We would appreciate it if your department/bureau could maintain professional standards when answering our inquiries. Specifically, we expect answers to each and every one of our questions separately rather than an answer without clearly indicating which questions were addressed.  In case of referencing to websites or documents, we need the specific paragraphs in the source texts that are relevant to our questions to be highlighted. If no information is available regarding some of our questions, please indicate that is the case explicitly so we can follow up properly. We will definitely ask our case to be reviewed by a more senior official in your department/bureau if our request is not properly handled. If it is believed that other department/bureau may possess information we request, please feel free to forward the request including our personal information.  

[Simon H WANG]

Prepare a Word document template for submitting the applications and expect the government departments/bureaux to reply with the official letterhead  

 

 

[Simon H WANG]

Letter template in Google docs  

search for free letter template 

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https://www.access.gov.hk/en/codeonacctoinfo/part2.html#part2_13 

Third party information
Information held for, or provided by, a third party under an explicit or implicit understanding that it would not be further disclosed. However, such information may be disclosed with the third party's consent, or if the public interest in disclosure outweighs any harm or prejudice that would result.
Information provided in confidence by a third party if disclosure to the subject of the information would harm the physical or mental health of the subject or any other individual, or disclosure should only be made to the subject by an appropriate third party.