Read the full judgment text of HCAL 300/2021 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 23 June 2021.
1. The Applicant is a 38-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 4 May 2019 and was arrested by police on 10 May 2019. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a non-refoulement claim on the basis that if he returned to Vietnam he would be harmed or killed by his creditor for failing to repay his loan. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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