RE MD ABDUL MATIN

[2025] HKCA 26 Court of Appeal 2 January 2025 • CACV324/2024 • 8 min read
9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly.

Source: [2025] HKCA 26, Court of Appeal, decided 2 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE MD ABDUL MATIN [2025] HKCA 26 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim, following MD Abdul Matin v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1871. The appeal was brought 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

Md Abdul Matin, a Bangladeshi national who entered Hong Kong illegally in 2014, appealed the refusal of leave to apply for judicial review of his non-refoulement claim based on alleged political persecution. The Court of Appeal found no error in the lower court's assessment and dismissed the appeal.

What was the result of RE MD ABDUL MATIN [2025] HKCA 26?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in RE MD ABDUL MATIN [2025] HKCA 26, which followed MD Abdul Matin v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 1871, holding 'we dismiss the appeal accordingly' under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights 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 1871

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Judgment

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Read on HKLII

Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 26)