16 Aug 2024
Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal is refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under section 22(1)(b) Cap.484 and there was no basis under the 'or otherwise' limb; the failure to file required written submissions further justified dismissal.
31 Jan 2024
Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any error in the Court of Appeal judgment and did not raise any question of great general or public importance or any other basis under section 22(1)(b) to justify certification to the Court of Final Appeal.
21 Mar 2023
Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s.22(1)(b) and no alternative basis under the 'or otherwise' limb was shown, so statutory requirements for leave were not met.
11 Jan 2022
The applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance nor any reasonably arguable ground of appeal under section 22(1)(b) Cap 484, and therefore leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused.
26 Nov 2021
Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance under s22(1)(b) and failed to provide arguable grounds for judicial review or for an extension of time; consequently the statutory requirements for granting leave were not met.
10 Sept 2021
Extension of time to apply for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was refused because the applicant was 18 days late, provided only a bare allegation of not receiving the judgment without particulars, failed to demonstrate any arguable merit or any question of great general or public importance under section 22(1)(b), and consequently the exercise of the Court of Appeal's discretion to extend time was not warranted.
26 Apr 2021
The application for leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any question of great general or public importance as required by section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance and there was no basis to grant leave under the "otherwise" limb.
12 Jun 2002
Leave to appeal was refused because the application under section 22(1)(b) was supported by insufficient evidence, no adjournment was sought to enable proper evidence to be placed before the court, and on the material before the court the exercise of discretion to grant leave could not be justified.
20 Feb 2001
Leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was granted under section 22(1)(b) because the case raises issues in a developing branch of law (immigration), the Court of Appeal decision was a majority decision overturning the judge below, and those issues are of sufficient importance or otherwise appropriate to be submitted to the Court of Final Appeal despite uncertainty about the number of people affected.