Read the full judgment text of HCAL 627/2022 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 6 February 2024.
1. The Applicant is a 25-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 5 May 2019 and was arrested by police on 11 May 2019. 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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