RE NGUYEN KHAC CHUNG

[2025] HKCA 743 Court of Appeal 15 August 2025 • CACV278/2025 • 8 min read
4 cases cited (0 HK, 4 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2025] HKCA 743, Court of Appeal, decided 15 August 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

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Case Significance

RE NGUYEN KHAC CHUNG [2025] HKCA 743 was a Court of Appeal decision of 15 August 2025 engaging section 8 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, arising from NGUYEN KHAC CHUNG V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 1782. The court drew on the Court of Appeal authorities in [2020] HKCA 978, [2018] HKCA 955 and [2018] HKCA 524, holding that 'we dismiss the appeal.'

The decision was subsequently cited in a later proceeding also styled RE NGUYEN KHAC CHUNG [2025] HKCA 1048.

Summary

Nguyen Khac Chung, a Vietnamese national, appealed against the refusal of leave to judicially review the dismissal of his non-refoulement claim. Despite court directions, the applicant failed to lodge written submissions. The Court found no errors and dismissed the appeal.

What was decided in RE NGUYEN KHAC CHUNG [2025] HKCA 743, and was it later cited?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, an outcome engaging section 8 of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and drawing on [2020] HKCA 978, [2018] HKCA 955 and [2018] HKCA 524; the decision was subsequently cited in RE NGUYEN KHAC CHUNG [2025] HKCA 1048.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (4)

HK (4)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2018] HKCA 955 [2020] HKCA 978 [2025] HKCFI 1782

Cited By (1)

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