Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Refugee convention (art 33)

Legal area

Court

4 Feb 2026

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

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 598
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2321/2025

Leave was refused because the applicant failed to identify any arguable public law errors in the Board's factual conclusions (which were lawfully reached), the Board applied the law correctly and fairly, and the application was substantially out of time without satisfactory explanation, so there were no realistic prospects of success.
29 Dec 2025

IGWE KELVIN CHUKWUMA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 6171
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1498/2020

Leave was refused because the applicant failed to identify any reasonably arguable public law ground with a realistic prospect of success; the TCAB/NRCPO's adverse findings on credibility, evidence, risk, state protection and internal relocation were within the primary fact-finding remit and not vitiated by procedural unfairness, error of law or irrationality, and any narrower treatment of BOR2 would not have altered the outcome.
21 Oct 2019

RE PANERGALIN CELSO ARTIPICIO

Citation

[2019] HKCA 1146
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACV168/2019

The Court refused leave and dismissed the appeal because the applicant failed to demonstrate any reasonably arguable public law error: the Board's adverse credibility finding was sustainable on the materials, there was no established procedural unfairness or irrationality, and the Director and Board reasonably found the risk was localized and internal relocation was possible, thus negating entitlement to non-refoulement protection.

Hong Kong Case Law

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

IGWE KELVIN CHUKWUMA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE AND ANOTHER [Decision on Leave Application]

RE PANERGALIN CELSO ARTIPICIO