VUTHI XUAN THU V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2025] HKCFI 6267 Court of First Instance 19 December 2025 • HCAL2493/2020 • 5 min read

3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Leave to appeal dismissed

leave to apply for judicial review is dismissed.

Source: [2025] HKCFI 6267, Court of First Instance, decided 19 December 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Vincent Lung Coram

Parties (3)

Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent Vuthi Xuan Thu Applicant

Summary

The applicant, a Vietnamese national, sought leave to apply for judicial review of the Torture Claims Appeal Board's decision affirming the Director of Immigration's rejection of her non-refoulement claim. She claimed she would be harmed or killed by her creditor if returned to Vietnam, as she had borrowed money and was unable to repay. The application for leave to apply for judicial review was dismissed.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)

(2007) 10 HKCFAR 676 [2018] HKCA 14 [2018] HKCA 524

Cited By (1)

[2026] HKCA 375

RE VUTHI XUAN THU

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Judgment

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