RE GALANG JENNYLYN ESTRADA

[2025] HKCA 558 Court of Appeal 25 June 2025 • CACV17/2025 • 4 min read
2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

the appeal is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCA 558, Court of Appeal, decided 25 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

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Parties (1)

Case Significance

In Re Galang Jennylyn Estrada [2025] HKCA 558, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal arising from the applicant's non-refoulement claim, previously considered in Galang Jennylyn Estrada v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 78. The court held that 'the appeal is dismissed.' The decision was subsequently referred to in the related matter Re Galang Jennylyn Estrada [2025] HKCA 859.

Summary

Filipino applicant Galang Jennylyn Estrada, a former domestic helper, appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision rejecting her non-refoulement claim. She had entered Hong Kong in 2017 and overstayed. The Court of Appeal (Cheung JA and Andrew Chan J) dismissed the appeal, finding no error of law by the judge.

What was the outcome in Re Galang Jennylyn Estrada [2025] HKCA 558?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal in Re Galang Jennylyn Estrada [2025] HKCA 558, arising from non-refoulement claim proceedings earlier considered in Galang Jennylyn Estrada v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 78.

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)
[2018] HKCA 451 [2025] HKCFI 78

Cited By (1)

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Judgment

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Source: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 558)