HUSSAIN QAMAR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 563 Court of Appeal 18 June 2025 • CACV149/2024 • 6 min read
2 cases cited (0 SG, 2 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Chow Coram Kwan Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Hussain Qamar Applicant

Summary

Pakistani applicant Hussain Qamar 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 To) had refused leave in April 2024. The Court of Appeal (Kwan VP and Chow 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 968

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.

Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 563)