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Legal Assistance Scheme for Non-refoulement Claimants The Legal Assistance Scheme for Non-refoulement Claimants commenced operation since 24th December 2009. This Scheme initially provided legal assistance to claimants who made a claim to the Immigration Department under Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. With effect from 3rd March 2014 (the date of implementation of the Unified Screening Mechanism), the scope of this Scheme was unified on claims of non-refoulement protection against:
On 12th September 2016, the service of this Scheme was extended to include non-refoulement claims made on the ground of Right to Life as set out in Article 2 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights under Section 8 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, Cap. 383. The scope of legal assistance to claimants under this Scheme is as follows:
All Claimants applying for legal assistance have to make statutory declaration that they are without means to pay the cost of legal representation before they are eligible for assistance. This service is completely free of charge.
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