Read the full judgment text of HCAL 613/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 June 2023.
1. The Applicant is a 40-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 19 July 2020 and was arrested by police on 28 August 2020. 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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