HUSSAIN QAMAR V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE
Outcome
Appeal dismissedWe therefore dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] HKCA 563, Court of Appeal, decided 18 June 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
Hussain Qamar v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 563 concerned a challenge under the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, including section 8, and the Immigration Ordinance, following the first-instance decision in Hussain Qamar v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCFI 968. The Court of Appeal, referring to its earlier ruling in [2018] HKCA 524, held: "We therefore dismiss the appeal."
Summary
Pakistani applicant Hussain Qamar 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 To) had refused leave in April 2024. The Court of Appeal (Kwan VP and Chow JA) dismissed the appeal, with the applicant acting in person.
What was the result in Hussain Qamar v Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCA 563?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, stating "We therefore dismiss the appeal." The claim concerned the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance, following the first-instance ruling in [2024] HKCFI 968.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 563)