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| Immigration officers escort ex-DHs in boarding flights at airport |
Thirty-five former foreign domestic helpers, among them a number of Filipinos, have been repatriated to their places of origin after failing to prove their non-refoulement claims and subsequent appeals in the High Court.
A number of those repatriated from May 13 to May 15 included
those who had committed criminal offences, sent to jail and had completed their
sentences.
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“The ImmD is very
concerned about the abuse of the non-refoulement claim mechanism and is aware
that a number of claimants were former foreign domestic helpers,” it said in a press
statement. “The ImmD has been co-operating with the relevant consulates-general
in Hong Kong and will continue such co-operation to step up publicity and
education for newly arriving foreign domestic helpers to help them understand
that they should not abuse the non-refoulement claim mechanism.”
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| PINDUTIN ITO PARA SA DETALYE |
Under the updated removal policy effective from December 7, 2022, the ImmD may generally proceed with the removal of a claimant whose judicial review case has been dismissed by the Court of First Instance of the High Court to speed up the process.
“The ImmD will continue to explore different feasible
solutions to expedite the repatriation of unsubstantiated non-refoulement
claimants, and will actively co-ordinate with relevant authorities to optimize
repatriation routes and the operation process,” it said.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
“The ImmD will actively maintain close liaison with
governments of major source countries of non-refoulement claimants, airline
companies and other government departments to repatriate unsubstantiated
non-refoulement claimants from Hong Kong as soon as practicable through all
appropriate measures,” it added.
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