Read the full judgment text of HCAL 67/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 August 2019.
1. The applicant is a 30-year-old national of Pakistan who entered Hong Kong illegally on 17 October 2009 and was arrested by police on the same day. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a non-refoulement claim on the basis that if he returned to Pakistan he would be harmed or killed by supporters of rival political party Pakistan Peoples Party (“PPP”). He was then released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.