Read the full judgment text of HCAL 1290/2023 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 28 January 2026.
1. The Applicant is a 42-year-old national of Vietnam who last entered Hong Kong illegally on 1 December 2021 and was arrested by police on 23 January 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 for failing to repay her debts. She was subsequently released on recognizance pending the determination of her claim.
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