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Siti Patimah v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office

Case No.HCAL 1656/2023[2026] HKCFI 5371
Court
Court of First Instance
Date14 Oct 2026
JudgeDeputy High Court Judge (Non-refoulement Claims) Keith Lam
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HCAL 1656/2023

[2026] HKCFI 5371

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST No. 1656 of 2023

BETWEEN

  Siti Patimah Applicant
  and  
  Torture Claims Appeal Board/ Putative
  Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office 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 (Non-refoulement Claims) Keith Lam:

1.  Form 86 be amended, naming the Director of Immigration as the putative interested party.

2.  The application for leave to apply for judicial review be dismissed.

Observations for the Applicant:

1.By Form 86 filed on 18 September 2023 (“Form 86”), the Applicant seeks leave to apply for judicial review of the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office (“TCAB”) dated 24 August 2023 (“TCAB Decision”), which affirmed the decision of the Director of Immigration (“DOI”) dated 19 August 2022 (“DOI Decision”).

2.The Form 86 incorrectly named the TCAB as the putative interested party. I therefore amend the Form 86 on my own motion to name the DOI as the putative interested party.

3.The Applicant requested for an oral hearing of this application. She was absent from the hearing. I see no irregularity in the notification process.

4.By a letter dated 10 September 2026, the DOI informed the Court that the Applicant had submitted a letter dated 9 September 2026 (which was annexed to the DOI’s letter) indicating that she would like to withdraw her judicial review application.

5.Given the Applicant’s application for withdrawal, it is not necessary for the Court to adjudicate on the merits of her application: Ngo Xuan Tuyen v Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-Refoulement Claims Petition Office [2024] HKCA 1140 at §14.

6.I accede to the application to withdraw. As explained in Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi [2022] HKCA 471 at §19(1), there is nothing outstanding in the proceedings. The application for leave to apply for judicial review is therefore dismissed.

Dated the 14th day of October 2026

  (Joyce Ooi)
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 14/10/2026

Siti Patimah

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 14/10/2026

Torture Claims Appeal Board/Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office
Putative Respondent’s ref. no.:
USM 20874

Director of Immigration
Putative Interested Party’s ref. no.: QA T/C 739/22 (formerly RBCZ 5000582/22)

Department of Justice,
Senior Assistant Law Officer
(Civil Law)
(Civil Litigation Unit 2)


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Ngo Xuan Tuyen v. Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Claims Petition Office
[2024] HKCA 1140 · Court of Appeal
20 Dec 2024
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Re Manik Md Mahamudun Nabi
[2022] HKCA 471 · Court of Appeal
01 Apr 2022
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