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Topic

Re-entry formalities

Legal area

Court

5 Mar 2025

AKINBOBOLA IDOWU ALEXANDRA v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 921
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2490/2024

The applicant's detention of 825 days remained lawful because the Director acted with diligence to effect removal, the primary delays derived from the applicant's persistent refusal to cooperate with re-entry formalities and active resistance to removal operations, and the risk of absconding justified continued detention under the statutory factors; accordingly habeas corpus application dismissed.
8 Dec 2023

SUKHPAL SINGH v. THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2023] HKCFI 3199
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1832/2023

Detention remained lawful because the Director always intended deportation and acted with reasonable diligence; a substantial portion of the delay was self-inflicted by the applicant's persistent refusal to cooperate with re-entry formalities and dilatory litigation conduct, there was a realistic prospect of removal within a reasonable time if the applicant cooperated, and there existed real risks of reoffending and abscondence, therefore continued detention was not unreasonable and habeas corpus was dismissed.