Read the full judgment text of HCAL 661/2023 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 1 April 2025.
1. The Applicant is a 29-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 3 February 2022 and was arrested by police on 25 February 2022. After he was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, he raised a non-refoulement claim for protection 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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