The appellant pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Courts to two charges of trafficking in dangerous drugs, contrary to section 4(1)(a) and (3) of the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, Cap 134. He was committed to the High Court for sentence on 25 August 2023. After confirming his pleas, he was duly sentenced by Deputy Judge Anthony Kwok (as Kwok J then was) (“the judge”) to an overall term of 14 years’ imprisonment, which was achieved by passing a sentence of 7 years a
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This is an appeal by the applicant against the order made by Deputy High Court Judge K W Lung (“ Judge ”) on 19 November 2024 (“ Judge’s Decision ”) refusing her leave to commence judicial review proceedings. The intended application for judicial review sought to quash the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Petition Office (“ Board ”) given on 12 July 2019 (“ Board’s Decision ”) [1] , which dismissed the applicant’s appeal against the rejection by the Director of Immi
This is an appeal by the applicant against the order made by Deputy High Court Judge Bruno Chan (“ Judge ”) on 5 November 2024 (“ Judge’s Decision ”) refusing him leave to commence judicial review proceedings. The intended application for judicial review sought to quash the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Petition Office (“ Board ”) given on 24 July 2024 (“ Board’s 3 rd Decision ”), which dismissed the applicant’s appeal against the rejection by the Director of I
This is an appeal against the decision of Deputy High Court Judge (Non-refoulement Claims) Martin Wong (“the Judge”) given on 12 May 2025 [1] (“the Leave Decision”) refusing to grant leave for the applicant to apply for judicial review. The intended judicial review was against the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board/adjudicator of the Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office (“the Board”) dated 23 December 2019 (“the Board’s Decision”) dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the decis
This is an appeal against the decision of Deputy High Court Judge Reuden Lai (“the Judge”) given on 9 May 2025 [1] (“the Leave Decision”) refusing to grant leave for the applicant to apply for judicial review. The intended judicial review was against the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board/adjudicator of the Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office (“the Board”) dated 21 August 2019 (“the Board’s Decision”) dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the decision of the Director of Immigr