Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Section 37zo subsequent claim

Legal area

Court

30 Jan 2026

SUKHBIR SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Citation

[2026] HKCFI 504
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL512/2020

Refusal to extend time because the applicant offered no satisfactory explanation for the roughly five‑month delay and the intended appeal had no realistic prospect of success given that the Board's and prior Court's decisions demonstrated no legal error, unfairness or irrationality.
10 Feb 2022

ISLAM MOHAMMAD TAJOL v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2022] HKCFI 419
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL1743/2021

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the Director lawfully applied s37ZO, the Applicant failed to show a significant change of circumstances or a realistic prospect of success and there was no error of law or procedural unfairness in the Director’s decision; an RPO was warranted because the Applicant's persistent attempts to re-litigate a finally determined non-refoulement claim amounted to abuse of process and risked wasting judicial resources.