KAMRAN JAVID V. PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY

[2025] HKCA 731 Court of Appeal 6 August 2025 • CACV250/2023 • 30 min read

7 cases cited (0 HK, 7 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal and the Summons.

Source: [2025] HKCA 731, Court of Appeal, decided 6 August 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (3)

Au Coram Cheung Coram Chow Coram

Counsel (5)

Chaudhry Solicitors Firm Department of Justice Firm Felix Lee Counsel Respondent Philip J Dykes Counsel Applicant Samantha Lau Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Permanent Secretary for Security Putative Respondent Kamran Javid Applicant

Case Significance

KAMRAN JAVID V. PERMANENT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY [2025] HKCA 731 was decided by the Court of Appeal on 6 August 2025, arising under the Immigration Ordinance. The appeal followed the earlier decision in Kamran Javid v. Permanent Secretary for Security [2024] HKCFI 360. The Court of Appeal held: "we dismiss the appeal and the Summons." The decision was subsequently cited in Kamran Javid v. Permanent Secretary for Security [2026] HKCA 415.

Summary

Kamran Javid, subject to a deportation order for life since 2000, sought judicial review of the Permanent Secretary for Security's refusal to revoke the order. The Court of Appeal considered whether changed personal circumstances (divorce from Pakistani wife, desire to marry a Hong Kong resident) warranted revocation of a deportation order. The appeal was heard by a three-judge panel after a contested hearing.

What was the outcome of Kamran Javid v. Permanent Secretary for Security [2025] HKCA 731?

The Court of Appeal dismissed both the appeal and the accompanying Summons, holding: "we dismiss the appeal and the Summons." The case arose under the Immigration Ordinance and followed the earlier decision in Kamran Javid v. Permanent Secretary for Security [2024] HKCFI 360.

Has Kamran Javid v. Permanent Secretary for Security [2025] HKCA 731 been cited in later proceedings?

Yes. The decision was cited in the later case Kamran Javid v. Permanent Secretary for Security [2026] HKCA 415, which followed the Court of Appeal's 2025 ruling under the Immigration Ordinance.