Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1013/2023 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 22 October 2025.
1. The Applicant is a 38-year-old national of Vietnam who entered Hong Kong illegally on 11 October 2021 and was arrested by police on 9 February 2022. 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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