RE ABUYEN ALONA DOMINGO
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal.
Source: [2025] HKCA 63, Court of Appeal, decided 10 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
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Case Significance
RE ABUYEN ALONA DOMINGO [2025] HKCA 63 was heard by the Court of Appeal on 10 January 2025, concerning the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, in a non-refoulement claim originating from ABUYEN ALONA DOMINGO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 1905. The Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal.'
Summary
Filipino applicant Abuyen Alona Domingo, aged 50, appealed the refusal of leave for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision dismissing her non-refoulement claim. She had entered Hong Kong as a domestic helper and overstayed after her employment contract ended. The Court of Appeal (Chu VP and Cheung JA) dismissed the appeal after considering her written submissions.
What did the Court of Appeal decide in RE ABUYEN ALONA DOMINGO [2025] HKCA 63?
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, holding: 'we dismiss the appeal.' The claim concerned the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, section 8, and followed the first-instance decision in ABUYEN ALONA DOMINGO V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2024] HKCFI 1905.
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Judgment
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Read on HKLIISource: HKLII ([2025] HKCA 63)