RE ERIK FEBRIYANTI

[2025] HKCA 25 Court of Appeal 2 January 2025 • CACV329/2024 • 7 min read
9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2025] HKCA 25, Court of Appeal, decided 2 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE ERIK FEBRIYANTI [2025] HKCA 25 is a Court of Appeal ruling on a non-refoulement claim, following Erik Febriyanti v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2013. The appeal was considered under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance. The Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly.'

Summary

Erik Febriyanti, an Indonesian national who entered Hong Kong as a domestic helper before overstaying, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of her non-refoulement claim based on alleged threats from her former employer's family. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment of the Board's credibility findings and dismissed the appeal.

What did the Court of Appeal decide in RE ERIK FEBRIYANTI [2025] HKCA 25?

In RE ERIK FEBRIYANTI [2025] HKCA 25, following Erik Febriyanti v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 2013, the Court of Appeal held 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly,' rejecting the challenge brought under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and Immigration Ordinance.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (9)

HK (9)
[2013] 1 HKC 526 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 152 [2018] HKCA 160 [2018] HKCA 162 [2018] HKCA 163 [2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2024] HKCFI 2013

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 25)