Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1337/2023 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 December 2023.
1. The Applicant is a 36-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 1 June 2022 and was arrested by police on 20 June 2022. 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 outstanding debts. She was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of her claim.
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