RE JALANDONI MARY ANN VELORIA

[2025] HKCA 483 Court of Appeal 4 June 2025 • CACV537/2024 • 7 min read
9 cases cited (0 HK, 9 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal accordingly

Source: [2025] HKCA 483, Court of Appeal, decided 4 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

Re Jalandoni Mary Ann Veloria [2025] HKCA 483 concerned an appeal raised under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, following the first-instance decision in Jalandoni Mary Ann Veloria v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 3208. The Court of Appeal referred to its earlier decisions in [2018] HKCA 524, [2019] HKCA 1022, [2018] HKCA 14, [2018] HKCA 160, [2018] HKCA 152, [2018] HKCA 162, [2018] HKCA 163, and [2013] 1 HKC 526, before holding: "we dismiss the appeal accordingly".

Summary

Non-refoulement judicial review appeal in the Court of Appeal. The applicant, acting in person, appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on the papers.

What was the result in Re Jalandoni Mary Ann Veloria [2025] HKCA 483?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding "we dismiss the appeal accordingly", following the first-instance ruling in Jalandoni Mary Ann Veloria v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 3208.

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 3208

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 483)