Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Persecution/non-refoulement

Legal area

Court

30 Apr 2026

NGUYEN VAN QUANG v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 2218
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1403/2025

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the applicant's grounds consisted of general assertions unsupported by evidence and he failed to demonstrate a realistic prospect of success; the Board's adverse credibility findings and reliance on country‑of‑origin material were within its fact‑finding remit and were not shown to involve error of law or procedural unfairness.
22 Oct 2025

NENENG HARTATI alias HARTATI NENENG alias NENENG-HARTATI v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 4944
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL80/2023

Leave was refused because the applicant advanced only vague, unparticularized grounds; the Board and Director conducted proper evaluations of credibility, risk, state protection and internal relocation; no legal error or procedural unfairness was shown; and the applicant later confirmed no ongoing issues and sought to withdraw, leaving no prospect of success.