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‘People are losing hope’: New policy sparks fear among Hong Kong’s asylum seekers | South China Morning Post

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A revised law in Hong Kong has sparked fear among the estimated 14,800 asylum seekers and refugees who live in the city. Introduced in December 2022, the new policy allows immigration authorities to remove unsuccessful claimants from the city before they can exhaust legal pathways to challenge the decision. The gove…

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