Read the full judgment text of HCAL 966/2017 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 July 2020.
1. The applicant entered Hong Kong legally on 25 October 2006 and thereafter overstayed. He was arrested by the police on 18 February 2008 for overstaying. He raised a torture claim under Article 3 of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on 13 March 2008 and was released upon recognisance on 26 March 2008. His questionnaire in support was submitted on 7 September 2011. That torture claim was refused on 29 November 2011. He did not appea