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Ghulam Rbani v. Secretary for Justice
Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong · Hong Kong · 2014-03-14 · National court
Citation: [2014] HKCFA 20 (FACV 15/2013)
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Was the immigration detention of a Pakistani man lawful when officers did not consider whether it was needed?
What the court decided
No. Detention requires an actual decision applying the published policy; without it, part of the detention was unlawful and damages were due.
In plain language
A Pakistani man was held for weeks by Hong Kong immigration officers without anyone deciding whether he needed to be held. The top court said that part of his detention was unlawful.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang pria Pakistan ditahan berminggu-minggu oleh petugas imigrasi Hong Kong tanpa ada yang memutuskan apakah ia perlu ditahan. Pengadilan tertinggi menyatakan sebagian penahanan itu tidak sah.
Pertanyaan: Apakah penahanan imigrasi seorang pria Pakistan sah ketika petugas tidak menimbang perlunya penahanan?
What happened afterwards
- 2014-03-14: Judgment.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/hk-rbani-2014/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.