The public will be allowed to observe the first open meeting of an independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades, which will set the framework for subsequent hearings. The independent committee, which was set up in the aftermath of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, announced on Tuesday that it…
Victor Dawes, former chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, has been appointed lead counsel to an independent committee investigating the city’s deadliest fire in decades, with the inquiry expected to begin in the first quarter, the Post has learned. “Preparation work [for the hearing] has been under way at full force. The target is…
More than 20,000 Hongkongers – mostly civil servants – have signed up to cast their ballots at new designated polling stations set up to facilitate voting in the Legislative Council election, while fewer than 20 individuals from ethnic minority communities have made use of the new arrangement. Justice David Lok Kai-hong, Electoral Affairs Commission chairman,…
A by-election to select members of the committee responsible for selecting Hong Kong’s leader was held on Sunday despite the issuance of a No 3 typhoon signal, with a 97 per cent turnout. More than 3,500 registered voters cast their ballots in the poll, in which 28 candidates from six Election Committee subsectors contested 21…
Hong Kong authorities have proposed disqualifying anyone convicted of offences endangering national security from being nominated to run in a Legislative Council election or serving as a lawmaker. The Electoral Affairs Commission said a public consultation for the proposed guidelines, which include several changes related to national security, was launched on Thursday and would wrap…