Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1264/2021 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 5 October 2023.
1. The Applicant is a 43-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 25 May 2020 and was arrested by police on 27 June 2020. 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 creditors over her unpaid debts. She was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of her claim.
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