YOLMO DEECHEN LAMU V. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2024] HKCFI 3438 Court of First Instance 5 December 2024 • HCAL1287/2024 • 23 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign) Cited by 4 cases

Outcome

Leave to appeal dismissed

leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed.

Source: [2024] HKCFI 3438, Court of First Instance, decided 5 December 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Coleman Coram

Counsel (3)

Department of Justice Firm Angie Liu, Government Counsel Respondent Rex Cheung, Senior Government Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Director of Immigration Putative Respondent Yolmo Deechen Lamu Applicant

Case Significance

Yolmo Deechen Lamu v. Director of Immigration [2024] HKCFI 3438 is a Court of First Instance judicial review decision dated 5 December 2024. The court held that "leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed," an outcome consistent with the approach taken in Faisal Muhammad and Others v. Director of Immigration [2024] HKCFI 2579. The matter subsequently proceeded on appeal in Yolmo Deechen Lamu v. Director of Immigration [2026] HKCA 1079, and the underlying leave-to-apply reasoning has been referenced in a line of immigration judicial review applications, including Gurung Ram Bahadur v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 2367, Lilik Sunarsih v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 2664 and Khan Muhammad Bilal v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 4065.

What was the outcome in Yolmo Deechen Lamu v. Director of Immigration [2024] HKCFI 3438?

The Court of First Instance held that leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed, in a decision dated 5 December 2024. The case was later taken on appeal in Yolmo Deechen Lamu v. Director of Immigration [2026] HKCA 1079.

Which cases cite Yolmo Deechen Lamu v. Director of Immigration [2024] HKCFI 3438?

It has been cited in subsequent immigration judicial review matters including Gurung Ram Bahadur v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 2367, Lilik Sunarsih v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 2664, and Khan Muhammad Bilal v. Director of Immigration [2025] HKCFI 4065.

Statutes Cited

Basic Law

Art 48(13)

Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (Cap 383)

s 11

Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115)

Cases Cited (7)

HK (7)

(1999) 2 HKCFAR 300 [2002] 4 HKC 284 [2012] 2 HKLRD 583 [2015] 1 HKLRD 1138 [2016] HKCA 89 [2021] HKCA 444 [2024] HKCFI 2579

Cited By (4)

[2026] HKCA 1079

YOLMO DEECHEN LAMU V. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2025] HKCFI 2367

GURUNG RAM BAHADUR V. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2025] HKCFI 4065

KHAN MUHAMMAD BILAL V. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

[2025] HKCFI 2664

LILIK SUNARSIH V. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 4 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCFI 2664 Court of First Instance

17 July 2025

[2026] HKCA 1079 Court of Appeal

24 June 2026

[2025] HKCFI 2367 Court of First Instance

16 September 2025

[2025] HKCFI 4065 Court of First Instance

16 September 2025