RE DINH DINH THANH
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] HKCA 514, Court of Appeal, decided 3 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
Re Dinh Dinh Thanh [2025] HKCA 514 is a Court of Appeal decision on a non-refoulement claim argued under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8. The Court of Appeal held that 'we dismiss the appeal,' following the Court of First Instance's judgment in Dinh Dinh Thanh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 3613. The same parties later returned to the Court of First Instance in Dinh Dinh Thanh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 806.
Summary
Vietnamese applicant Dinh Dinh Thanh appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing his non-refoulement claim. The CFI (Deputy High Court Judge Levy) had refused leave. The Court of Appeal (Chu VP and Cheung JA) dismissed the appeal on the papers.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in Re Dinh Dinh Thanh [2025] HKCA 514?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding 'we dismiss the appeal.' The non-refoulement claim was considered under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, following the Court of First Instance judgment in Dinh Dinh Thanh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board [2024] HKCFI 3613.
Did the Dinh Dinh Thanh non-refoulement matter continue after [2025] HKCA 514?
Yes. The same claimant appeared again in Dinh Dinh Thanh v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 806, a later Court of First Instance decision following the earlier Court of Appeal ruling in [2025] HKCA 514.
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