Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Relocation and state protection

Legal area

Court

24 Dec 2025

SATPAL SINGH v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2025] HKCFI 6037
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL594/2021

Applicant failed to identify any legal grounds or arguable errors in the TCAB decision; the TCAB had considered the evidence, applied the correct legal principles, and legitimately found lack of credibility, availability of relocation and state protection; there was no reasonably arguable case and leave is refused.
8 Nov 2021

ERNAWATI SUGITO AND ANOTHER v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITON OFFICE [Decision on Leave Application]

Citation

[2021] HKCFI 3321
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL682/2019

The court refused extension of time and leave because the short delay was unexplained, but crucially the intended judicial review lacked merit: the TCAB's adverse credibility findings were well-founded, there was no legal error in finding reasonable state protection or viable internal relocation, and the minors' claims were considered separately and were not reasonably arguable; therefore no reasonable prospect of success justified extension or leave.