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

[2025] HKCA 869 Court of Appeal 25 September 2025 • CACV81/2025 • 9 min read
11 cases cited (0 SG, 11 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 Gourav Applicant

Summary

Bui Van Hien, a Vietnamese 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. The appeal was dismissed.

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (11)

HK (11)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 15 [2018] HKCA 17 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 714 [2019] HKCA 50 [2025] HKCFI 397

Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 869)