Read the full judgment text of HCAL 175/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 July 2020.
1. The applicant originally made a torture claim on 19 October 2007, which was rejected on 22 January 2014. He appealed that decision to the Torture Claims Appeal Board (“the TCAB”) on 5 February 2014, but by letter dated 8 May 2014, he withdrew that appeal. His appeal was therefore dismissed on 9 May 2014 and the applicant left Hong Kong on 29 May 2014. Thereafter, the applicant surrendered to the Immigration Department for illegally remaining on 15 September 2015. The applicant submitted a