Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1820/2020 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 7 November 2025.
1. The Applicant is a 45-year-old national of India who last arrived in Hong Kong on 30 September 2015 as a visitor when he subsequently overstayed, and on 1 December 2015 he surrendered to the Immigration Department and raised a non-refoulement claim for protection on the basis that if he returned to India he would be harmed or killed by his creditors over his unpaid debts. He was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of his claim.
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