Read the full judgment text of HCAL 346/2023 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 May 2025.
1. The Applicant is a 30-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 15 October 2020 and was arrested by police on 8 January 2021. After she was referred to the Immigration Department for investigation, she raised a non-refoulement claim for protection 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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