RE TO QUANG TAM
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] HKCA 132, Court of Appeal, decided 21 February 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RE TO QUANG TAM [2025] HKCA 132 is a Court of Appeal decision dismissing an appeal arising from the non-refoulement judicial review ruling in TO QUANG TAM V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 947. The court held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' in a judgment engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, the Rules of the High Court, and referring to the earlier authority at [2018] HKCA 524. The matter recurs under the same name in the later decision RE TO QUANG TAM [2025] HKCA 354.
Summary
Vietnamese national To Quang Tam appealed against the refusal of extension of time for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his non-refoulement claim. The applicant did not lodge written submissions despite court directions. The appeal was dismissed.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in RE TO QUANG TAM [2025] HKCA 132?
The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' upholding the Court of First Instance's non-refoulement judicial review decision in TO QUANG TAM V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 947.
Which procedural rules and ordinance are referred to in RE TO QUANG TAM [2025] HKCA 132?
The judgment refers to the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, and the Rules of the High Court, in dismissing the appeal from the non-refoulement ruling recorded at [2024] HKCFI 947, alongside the earlier authority [2018] HKCA 524.
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