YW Hew

On the judicial record

YW Hew, a Judge of the Court of First Instance, presides predominantly in the Court of First Instance, with a small share of matters in the District Court. The reported record, spanning 2024 to 2026, centers overwhelmingly on judicial review and immigration, with a minor share in land and property.

Reported matters presided over by YW Hew include a series of non-refoulement judicial review applications against the Torture Claims Appeal Board and the Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office, such as SK Moinuddin v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 3645, Mwampiki Sophia Medsony v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 3236, Khan Manzar Ali v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office [2026] HKCFI 2327, and Anwar Tariq v. Director of Immigration [2026] HKCFI 2329.