Read the full judgment text of HCAL 734/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 September 2020.
1. The Applicant is a 24-year-old national of Pakistan who entered Hong Kong illegally on 20 June 2016 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 the family of his girlfriend’s family who objected to their relationship. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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