DELA CERNA BILLY BUMACOD V. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

[2026] HKCA 659 Court of Appeal 16 April 2026 • CACV636/2025 • 5 min read
3 cases cited (0 HK, 3 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

we dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2026] HKCA 659, Court of Appeal, decided 16 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (2)

Parties (3)

Case Significance

Dela Cerna Billy Bumacod v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 659 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 16 April 2026 dismissing an appeal from the Court of First Instance's ruling in the same matter, Dela Cerna Billy Bumacod v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2025] HKCFI 3518. The Court of Appeal held: 'we dismiss the appeal.' The court referred to its own earlier rulings in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

What was the outcome of Dela Cerna Billy Bumacod v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCA 659?

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from the Court of First Instance decision in the same matter, [2025] HKCFI 3518, holding: 'we dismiss the appeal.' The court referred to its earlier rulings in [2018] HKCA 524 and [2019] HKCA 1022.

Cases Cited (3)

HK (3)
[2018] HKCA 524 [2019] HKCA 1022 [2025] HKCFI 3518

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Judgment

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