15 Dec 2025
GAO JIE acting by her next friend QU MENGPING v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- [2025] HKCA 1082
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV315/2024
Reading the CIES Rules together with the Immigration Department Guidelines, an applicant for CIES approval and any entrant seeking extensions must satisfy normal immigration requirements which include holding a valid travel document with adequate returnability to the country of residence or citizenship (VTD Requirement); Guidelines are part of the applicable policy and new factual or legal arguments not raised below are inadmissible on appeal.