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

[2025] HKCA 148 Court of Appeal 10 March 2025 • CACV221/2024 • 4 min read

1 cases cited (0 HK, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Leave to appeal refused

leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 148, Court of Appeal, decided 10 March 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Cheng Coram Chow Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Raymond Promise Applicant

Case Significance

Raymond Promise v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 148 was decided by the Court of Appeal on 10 March 2025, engaging section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance. The Court of Appeal held: "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed." The application followed the first-instance decision in Raymond Promise v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1298.

Summary

Nigerian national Raymond Promise applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the dismissal of his non-refoulement judicial review. The applicant's complaint about lack of language assistance was a new issue not previously raised, and his allegations of procedural unfairness and discrimination were bare assertions without particulars. The application was refused.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in Raymond Promise v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2025] HKCA 148?

The Court of Appeal held "leave to appeal is refused and the Notice of Motion is dismissed," in a decision delivered 10 March 2025 under section 22(1)(b) of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Ordinance, following the earlier decision at [2024] HKCFI 1298.