China: Whether exit control procedures at the Shenzhen land border include the verification of documents through the Public Security Bureau (PSB) Exit and Entry Administration Information System or Golden Shield (Policenet), for those traveling to Hong Kong (October 2015-August 2017)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Publication Date | 20 October 2017 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHN105982.E |
| Related Document(s) | Chine : information indiquant si les mesures de contrôle de sortie aux postes frontaliers de Shenzhen incluent la vérification de documents par l'entremise du Système d'information de la gestion des sorties et des entrées (Exit and Entry Administration Information System) du Bureau de la sécurité publique (Public Security Bureau, PSB) ou par le Bouclier d'or (Policenet), pour les personnes qui voyagent à Hong Kong (octobre 2015-août 2017) |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, China: Whether exit control procedures at the Shenzhen land border include the verification of documents through the Public Security Bureau (PSB) Exit and Entry Administration Information System or Golden Shield (Policenet), for those traveling to Hong Kong (October 2015-August 2017), 20 October 2017, CHN105982.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5a09ad9f4.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa
Information on exit control procedures at the Shenzhen land border, including the verification of documents through the Public Security Bureau (PSB) Exit and Entry Administration Information System or Golden Shield (Policenet), for those traveling to Hong Kong, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate within the time constraints of this Response.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection.
Sources Consulted
Oral sources: Canada - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Hong Kong - Immigration Department; Shenzhen - Public Security Bureau, Division of Exit-entry.
Internet sites, including: Al Jazeera; Amnesty International; BBC; Beijing Daily; China - Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau, State Council; China Daily; China Perspectives; The China Quarterly; ecoi.net; Factiva; Freedom House; Global Times; The Globe and Mail; The Guardian; Hong Kong - Immigration Department; Human Rights Quarterly; Human Rights Watch; International Crisis Group; International Federation for Human Rights; IRIN; Jane's Intelligence Review; Minority Rights Group International; Organisation suisse d'aide aux réfugiés; People's Daily; Political Handbook of the World 2015; Radio France internationale; Radio Free Asia; Shenzhen - Public Security Bureau, Division of Exit-entry; South China Morning Post; Transparency International; United Nations - Refworld, ReliefWeb, OHCHR, OCHA, UNHCR; US - Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Department of State; Xinhua News Agency.
