Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1160/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 30 January 2024.
1. The Applicant is a 29-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 25 June 2020 and was arrested by police on 2 July 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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