Read the full judgment text of HCAL 691/2026 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 26 May 2026.
1. The Applicant is a 27-year-old national of Indonesia who arrived in Hong Kong on 5 January 2025 as a visitor with permission to remain as such up to 4 February 2025 when he did not depart and instead overstayed, and some 8 months later on 22 October 2025 he surrendered to the Immigration Department and raised a non‑refoulement claim for protection on the basis that if he returned to Indonesia he would be harmed or killed by his creditor over his outstanding debts.
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