Read the full judgment text of HCAL 57/2023 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 14 December 2023.
1. The Applicant is a 34-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 19 November 2020 and was arrested by police on 10 December 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 creditor for failing to repay her debts. She was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of her claim.
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