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5 - Refugee Law and Policy in Hong Kong

from II - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2020

Lili Song
Lili Song
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
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This chapter discusses the law and policy relating to the protection of refugees in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which is not a party to the Refugee Convention or the Refugee Protocol. It provides a brief historical review of Hong Kong’s response to Mainland Chinese refugees and Vietnamese refugees, explains its current policy and legal framework for handling claims for non-refoulement protection, and examines the roles of the Hong Kong judiciary and civil society in refugee protection. It also looks at the current challenges and opportunities for refugee protection in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong refugee lawHong Kong refugee policynon-refoulement claims in Hong Kongunified screening mechanism (USM)Hong Kong and the Refugee Convention and ProtocolChinese refugees in Hong KongVietnamese refugees in Hong Kong
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Chinese Refugee Law and Policy , pp. 131 - 154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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