23 Oct 2025
AHMAD ASHFAQ v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [Decision on Leave Application]
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 4772
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL1740/2025
The applicant failed to satisfy the statutory threshold in section 37ZO because he did not demonstrate any significant change of circumstances or any new material giving his subsequent claim a realistic prospect of success; therefore leave to apply for judicial review was refused. Given the history of repeated, unsuccessful attempts and the real risk of further abusive proceedings, the court lawfully exercised its inherent jurisdiction to impose a five-year Restricted Proceedings Order with specified procedural safeguards to prevent abuse of court process.