RE DAO TRONG TRUONG
Outcome
Leave to appeal dismissedleave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was dismissed on 26 April 2023 (
Source: [2025] HKCA 180, Court of Appeal, decided 4 March 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Parties (1)
Case Significance
RE DAO TRONG TRUONG [2025] HKCA 180 is a Court of Appeal decision handed down on 4 March 2025, engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (including section 8), the Immigration Ordinance and the Rules of the High Court. The record states that "leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal was dismissed on 26 April 2023 (", and the matter is classified as a dismissal of leave to appeal. The ruling drew on a series of earlier authorities, including [2022] HKCFI 2239, [2022] HKCA 1838, [2023] HKCA 580, [2018] HKCA 524 and [2023] HKCFI 1513.
Summary
Vietnamese national Dao Trong Truong renewed his application for extension of time to appeal against the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting his and his family's non-refoulement claims. The case involved the applicant, his wife, and daughter as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd applicants respectively. The application was dismissed.
What was the outcome in RE DAO TRONG TRUONG [2025] HKCA 180?
The Court of Appeal recorded that leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal had already been dismissed on 26 April 2023, with the proceeding classified in the register as a leave-to-appeal dismissal engaging the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Hong Kong Courts portal.
Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 180)