NGUYEN DUC THINH V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 559 Court of Appeal 18 June 2025 • CACV263/2024 • 7 min read
2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

G Lam Coram Kwan Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Nguyen Duc Thinh Applicant

Summary

Vietnamese applicant Nguyen Duc Thinh appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The CFI (Deputy High Court Judge K W Lung) had refused leave in June 2024. The Court of Appeal (Kwan VP and G Lam JA) dismissed the appeal, with the applicant acting in person.

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2024] HKCFI 1709

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 559)