Read the full judgment text of HCAL 278/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 October 2022.
1. The Applicant is a 28-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 26 March 2021 and was arrested by police on 20 April 2021. After she was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, she raised a non-refoulement claim on the basis that if she returned to Vietnam she would be harmed or killed by her creditor over her unpaid debts. She was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of her claim.
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