Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1057/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 31 August 2018.
1. The applicant is a national of Bangladesh who arrived in Hong Kong on 14 August 2012 with permission to remain as a visitor up to 28 August 2012 when he did not depart and instead overstayed and was arrested by the police on 27 October 2013. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he lodged a non-refoulement claim on the basis that if he returned to Bangladesh he would be harmed or killed by supporters of rival political party Awami League (“AL”).