Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1122/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The Applicant entered Hong Kong illegally on 16 May 2014, by boat, from China and was arrested by the police on 28 August 2014, for taking up employment whilst unlawfully remaining in Hong Kong. He was convicted of that offence on 30 August 2014 and given 15 months’ imprisonment. Whilst in custody, the Applicant submitted a non-refoulement (“NRF”) claim by way of written representation on 11 May 2015, a month before his discharge from custody on 27 June 2015. He was the subject of a Remova