RE EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS

[2025] HKCA 986 Court of Appeal 13 November 2025 • CACV235/2025 • 11 min read
15 cases cited (0 HK, 15 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2025] HKCA 986, Court of Appeal, decided 13 November 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (1)

Case Significance

RE EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS [2025] HKCA 986 is a Court of Appeal decision decided under the High Court Ordinance, s 21K(3), the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, s 8, and the Rules of the High Court. The court held "we dismiss the appeal," following the earlier ruling in EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE [2025] HKCFI 1419.

The decision was later cited in RE EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS [2026] HKCA 1066, continuing the same non-refoulement proceedings.

Summary

Europa Bobby Jilongos applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal in a non-refoulement case after the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. The applicant was unrepresented and acted in person. The application was refused.

What was the ruling in RE EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS [2025] HKCA 986?

The Court of Appeal held "we dismiss the appeal" in RE EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS [2025] HKCA 986, a decision under the High Court Ordinance, s 21K(3), and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance, s 8, that upheld the earlier finding in [2025] HKCFI 1419.

Was [2025] HKCA 986 cited afterwards?

Yes, the decision was referenced in the later Court of Appeal ruling RE EUROPA BOBBY JILONGOS [2026] HKCA 1066, which concerned the same claimant's non-refoulement proceedings.

Statutes Cited

Cases Cited (15)

UK (1)
[1985] AC 374
HK (14)
(2002) 5 HKCFAR 356 (2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [1999] 2 HKLRD 243 [2005] 1 HKLRD 289 [2008] 5 HKLRD 217 [2014] 4 HKLRD 277 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 152 [2018] HKCA 160 [2018] HKCA 162 [2018] HKCA 163 [2018] HKCA 246 [2018] HKCA 524 [2025] HKCFI 1419

Cited By (1)

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Judgment

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