Hong Kong’s top judge has defended the city’s rule of law, saying its courts are not “an extension of prosecution authority.” It comes after high-profile national security cases have drawn international criticism over the judiciary’s independence. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung (left) at the opening of the Legal Year 2025, on January 20, 2025. Photo: Kyle…
Western politicians should stop putting “inappropriate pressure” on overseas judges serving in Hong Kong, a deputy minister has said after a third British justice stepped down from the city’s top court in the space of several months. The call from Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan on Saturday followed the recent departure of Nicholas…
Western politicians should stop putting “inappropriate pressure” on overseas judges serving in Hong Kong, a deputy minister has said after a third British justice stepped down from the city’s top court in the space of several months. The call from Deputy Secretary for Justice Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan on Saturday followed the recent departure of Nicholas…