AZIZ SHAFQAT V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 697 Court of Appeal 26 September 2025 • CACV152/2025 • 10 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Andrew Chan Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

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

Summary

Aziz Shafqat, a Pakistani national, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The Court found no errors in the Judge's assessment and the grounds were bare assertions without supporting evidence. The appeal was dismissed.

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 736

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 697)