Read the full judgment text of HCAL 78/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 February 2024.
1. The Applicant is a 27-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 7 July 2020 and was arrested by police on 9 July 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 over her unpaid debts. She was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of her claim.
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