SHOPUN AHKUN V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCA 817 Court of Appeal 25 September 2025 • CACV31/2025 • 8 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram G Lam Coram

Parties (3)

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

Summary

Shopun Ahkun appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the Torture Claims Appeal Board's dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. The applicant was not represented and did not appear at the hearing. The Court found no errors in the Judge's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (6)

HK (6)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 714 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2019] HKCA 50 [2025] HKCFI 113

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 817)