ABID ALI HASSAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 1005 Court of Appeal 19 November 2025 • CACV205/2025 • 8 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Chow Coram H. Au-Yeung Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Abid Ali Hassan Applicant

Summary

Abid Ali Hassan appealed against the Torture Claims Appeal Board's rejection of his non-refoulement claim based on fear of persecution in his home country. The Court of Appeal considered whether the Board properly assessed the evidence and applied the correct legal standard. The appeal was dealt with on its merits.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)
s 8
Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 1484

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCA 70
ABID ALI HASSAN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 1005)