VU XUAN MAT V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 6365 Court of First Instance 22 December 2025 • HCAL945/2021 • 6 min read
1 cases cited (0 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Judges (1)

K.W. Lung Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Vu Xuan Mat Applicant

Summary

The applicant, a Vietnamese national, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The application was filed more than one year and eleven months late, and the applicant was absent from the hearing. Both the extension of time and leave to apply for judicial review were refused.

Statutes Cited

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)
Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)
Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (1)

HK (1)
[2019] HKCA 1022

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCA 197
VU XUAN MAT V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

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