Read the full judgment text of HCAL 86/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 30 January 2018.
1. The applicant is a Bangladeshi man who came to Hong Kong illegally when he was arrested on 5 September 2013 and later referred to the Immigration Department on 7 September 2013. He lodged his non-refoulement claim on 10 September 2013 with the Director of Immigration (“the Director”) on the ground that he feared he would be killed by certain drug dealers after having complained to the police of drug activities in his neighborhood if he were to return to Bangladesh.