FRISILIA v. TORTURE CLAIMS APPEAL BOARD / NON-REFOULEMENT CLAIMS PETITION OFFICE

HCAL 179/2021

[2026] HKCFI 880

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE

HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LIST

NO 179 OF 2021

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D E C I S I O N

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1.  By my decision dated 18 December 2025, I refused to grant leave to the Applicant to apply for judicial review of the decision of the Torture Claims Appeal Board dated 22 December 2020 which refused the Applicant’s non-refoulement claim.

2.  By a summons issued on 5 January 2026, the Applicant seeks an extension of time to appeal against my above decision. As the 14-day appeal period under O.53, r.3(4) of the RHC expired on 2 January 2026, the Applicant is out of time in her intended appeal by 1 working day.

3.  At the hearing on 28 January 2026, the Applicant informed me that she wished to return to her home country as soon as possible and that she would wish to “close this case”. I ascertained from her whether she would still wish to pursue this application (and the intended appeal), and she answered in the negative.

4.  In the premises, I dismiss the application.