Read the full judgment text of HCAL 2897/2019 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 July 2023.
1. The Applicant is a 34-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 26 April 2017 and was arrested by police on 3 May 2017. 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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