There are reportedly nearly 15,000 asylum seekers in the southern Chinese city applying for resettlement abroad.
HONG KONG, March 20, 2023 : After more than five years navigating the bureaucratic maze of Hong Kong's asylum system, John faces a new fear: deportation under a recently amended"removal policy".
Twenty-seven people have been removed as a result of the policy since it was enacted, with another 1,100 now vulnerable to immediate deportation, according to official data.- 'Hostile' narrative - But the city does have an obligation of non-refoulement -- meaning people should not be deported to their home countries if they face persecution there -- under the Convention Against Torture, which China has extended to Hong Kong.
Surabhi Chopra, a law professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said"the official narrative is very, very hostile to non-refoulement claimants". Last year, officials outlined plans to increase the number of detention facilities, which many asylum seekers enter upon arrival, for non-refoulement claimants to four.
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