Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1281/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 19 January 2022.
1. The Applicant is a 38-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 18 July 2014 and was arrested by police on 7 August 2014. 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 over his unpaid debts. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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