New judgments

On 8 October 2024, the applicant was sentenced to 8 years and 4 months’ imprisonment by Anna Lai J (the judge), following his guilty plea in the Magistrates’ Court to a single count of conspiracy to traffic in a dangerous drug. It was alleged that the applicant conspired together with other persons unknown to unlawfully traffic in cocaine between 28 July and 16 September 2022 [1] .

On 5 June 2025, this court (Chow JA and Cheng J) handed down a judgment dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the decision of Deputy High Court Judge K W Lung given on 17 December 2024 refusing leave to the applicant to apply for judicial review. The applicant had sought to review the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board dismissing her appeal from the decision of the Director of Immigration rejecting her non-refoulement claim.

On 5 June 2025, this court (Chow JA and Cheng J) handed down a judgment dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the decision of Deputy High Court Judge To given on 13 November 2024 refusing leave to the applicant to apply for judicial review. The applicant had sought to review the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board (“the Board”) dismissing his appeal from the decision of the Director of Immigration (“the Director”) rejecting his non-refoulement claim.

This is the applicant’s appeal against the decision of Deputy High Court Judge To (the “ Judge ”) given on 22 April 2025 ( [2025] HKCFI 1582 ) dismissing his application for leave to apply for judicial review. The intended judicial review was in respect of the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board (the “ Board ”) dated 20 September 2019, which dismissed his appeal against the decision of the Director of Immigration (the “ Director ”) dated 19 September 2018 rejecting his non-refoulement

This is the applicant’s appeal against the decision of Deputy High Court Judge Levy (the “ Judge ”) given on 16 April 2025 ( [2025] HKCFI 1387 ) dismissing his application for leave to apply for judicial review. The intended judicial review was in respect of the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board (the “ Board ”) dated 19 December 2019, which dismissed his appeal against the decision of the Director of Immigration (the “ Director ”) dated 21 August 2018 rejecting his non-refoulement