DINH THI MAI TRUC AND ANOTHER V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD

[2026] HKCFI 1156 Court of First Instance 25 February 2026 • HCAL1598/2020 • 12 min read
8 cases cited (0 SG, 8 foreign)

Practice Areas

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance Immigration Ordinance Rules of the High Court

Judges (1)

Bruno Chan Coram

Parties (4)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board Putative Respondent Dinh Chun Kit Applicant Dinh Thi Mai Truc Applicant

Summary

The applicants, a 31-year-old Vietnamese mother who entered Hong Kong illegally in 2019 and her Hong Kong-born son, applied for leave to seek judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting their non-refoulement claim based on fear of harm from a creditor for failing to repay debts. Both applicants were absent at the hearing. Leave to apply for judicial review was refused.

Statutes Cited

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

Cases Cited (8)

HK (8)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 328 [2018] HKCA 400 [2018] HKCA 524 [2020] HKCA 442 [2020] HKCA 971 [2021] HKCA 53

Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2026] HKCFI 1156)