SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE V. TAI TIN HO, ZAFAR AND ANOTHER (and 1 other)

[2025] HKCA 1109 Court of Appeal 11 December 2025 • CAAR4/2023; CACC130/2023 • 41 min read
12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure Ordinance Theft Ordinance

Judges (3)

M Poon Coram Macrae Coram Zervos Coram

Counsel (6)

Chiu, Szeto & Cheng Firm Department of Justice Firm Robertsons Firm Bernard Yuen Counsel Respondent Denise Chan Counsel Respondent John Marray Counsel Applicant

Parties (3)

HKSAR Respondent Tai Tin Ho, Zafar Applicant Tang Kwok Wai Applicant

Summary

Non-refoulement claimant applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal after the Court of Appeal dismissed the judicial review appeal. The applicant failed to demonstrate any error in the judgment. The application was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Ordinance
s 81A s 83(1)
Theft Ordinance (Cap 210)

Cases Cited (12)

UK (2)
[1999] 2 AC 92 [2019] EWCA Crim 2245
AU (1)
[2007] VSCA 61
HK (9)
(2004) 7 HKCFAR 126 [1985] 1 HKC 578 [2001] 2 HKLRD 115 [2008] 2 HKLRD 272 [2010] 1 HKLRD 226 [2010] 1 HKLRD 84 [2014] 6 HKC 599 [2023] HKCFI 1635 [2025] 4 HKLRD 851

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 1109)