Read the full judgment text of HCAL 90/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 27 September 2019.
1. The applicant is a 34-year-old national of Bangladesh who entered Hong Kong illegally on 3 July 2014 and was arrested by police on 7 July 2014. 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”) for refusing to join their party. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his