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HCAL 271/2022

[2024] HKCFI 1938

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 271 of 2022

BETWEEN
	Pham Van Hang	Applicant
	and
	Torture Claims Appeal Board/ Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office	Putative Respondent
	and
	Director of Immigration	Putative Interested Party

Application for Leave to Apply for Judicial Review
NOTIFICATION of the Judge’s decision (Ord. 53 r. 3)

Following;

consideration of documents only; or

consideration of documents and Applicant being absent in open court;

Order by Deputy High Court Judge K.W. Lung:

Leave to apply for Judicial Review be dismissed.

Observations for the Applicant:

THE APPLICATION

1.The applicant is an illegal immigrant by staying in Hong Kong without permission and he lodged a non-refoulement claim with the Director of Immigration (“the Director”). The Director rejected his application and he appealed to the Torture Claims Appeal Board (“the Board”). Having considered his evidence, the Board, by its Decision (“the Board’s Decision”), rejected his appeal and affirmed the Director’s Decision.

2.The applicant filed Form 86 on 27 April 2022 to apply for leave to apply for judicial review of the Board’s Decision.

3.By a letter dated 17 June 2024, the applicant applied to the Court to withdraw his application. In his affirmation, he said he wants to return to Vietnam as it is safe for him to return now.

4.There is no evidence that he makes this application other than out of his own volition.

5.Other than this application, there is nothing outstanding in this action.

6.In accordance with the Court of Appeal in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471 at §19:

“(1) The applicant on his own motion applied to the Court to withdraw his application for leave to apply for judicial review. The Judge acceded to his application, whereupon there was nothing outstanding in the action. The Judge was correct to conclude the action by ordering a dismissal of the application instead of leaving the action at large.”

7.The application is therefore dismissed.

Dated the 29^th day of July 2024

(M.O. WONG)(Ms)
for Registrar, High Court

Where leave to apply has been granted, Applicants and their legal advisers are reminded of their obligation to reconsider the merits of their application in the light of the Respondent’s evidence

Notes for the Applicant: If leave has been granted, the Applicant or the Applicant’s solicitors must:
a) serve on the respondent and such interested parties as may be directed by the Court the order granting leave and any directions given within 14 days after the leave was granted (Order 53, rule 4A); b) issue the originating summons within 14 days after the grant of leave and serve it in accordance with Order 53, rule 5; and c) supply to every other party copies of every affidavit which the Applicant proposes to use at the hearing, including the affidavit in support of the application for leave (Order 53, rule 6(5)).		Sent to the Applicant on 29/7/2024 Pham Van Hang Applicant’s ref. no: Nil		Sent to the Putative Respondent / the Putative Respondent’s solicitors / such Putative Interested Parties as may be directed by the Court / the Putative Interested Parties’ solicitors on 29/7/2024 Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office Putative Respondent’s ref. no.: USM 17984/21/5/97/V2853 Director of Immigration Putative Interested Party’s ref. no.: VRD/265/1/20 Department of Justice, Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law) (Civil Litigation Unit 2)

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Cites 2 cases

Cases cited in this judgment

Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi

Pham Van Hang v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

HCAL 271/2022

High Court CFI14 Aug 2024

Other Judgments in This Case

Further hearings and rulings under HCAL 271/2022

Pham Van Hang v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

High Court CFI14 Aug 2024