Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 819/2023 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 18 July 2025.
1. Since 2014 to date, altogether thousands of claims have been and claims continue to be brought in the District Court for damages for unlawful detention by persons who have no permission to enter and/or remain in Hong Kong and have been detained pending removal or a decision by the authorities whether a removal order would be made, and who claim to have been so detained by the authorities unlawfully in breach of the Hardial Singh principles (“ the UD Cases ”).
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