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This is an appeal against the decision of the Refugee Status Branch of the New Zealand Immigration Service declining the grant of refugee status to the appellant, a citizen of the People¡¯s Republic of China who, in the 14 years preceding his arrival in New Zealand, lived in Hong Kong and who holds a Hong Kong Certificate of Identity current to 31 January 2001
The appellant is a 63-year-old married man who arrived in New Zealand on 14 August 1995 travelling on his Hong Kong Certificate of Identity. His wife, who is also the holder of a Hong Kong Certificate of Identity, continues to live and work in Hong Kong where the couple own their own flat. The appellant¡¯s wife is some 13 years younger than the appellant. There are no children.
The appellant¡¯s application for refugee status was lodged on 14 September 1995 but the Refugee Status Branch interview did not take place until 18 July 1996. There was a further delay before the Refugee Status Branch issued a decline decision on 11 December 1996.
This is an appeal against the decision of the Refugee Status Branch of the New Zealand Immigration Service declining the grant of refugee status to the appellant, a citizen of the People¡¯s Republic of China who, in the 14 years preceding his arrival in New Zealand, lived in Hong Kong and who holds a Hong Kong Certificate of Identity current to 31 January 2001
The appellant is a 63-year-old married man who arrived in New Zealand on 14 August 1995 travelling on his Hong Kong Certificate of Identity. His wife, who is also the holder of a Hong Kong Certificate of Identity, continues to live and work in Hong Kong where the couple own their own flat. The appellant¡¯s wife is some 13 years younger than the appellant. There are no children.
The appellant¡¯s application for refugee status was lodged on 14 September 1995 but the Refugee Status Branch interview did not take place until 18 July 1996. There was a further delay before the Refugee Status Branch issued a decline decision on 11 December 1996.