Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once a powerful opposition force in the city’s political landscape, is a step closer to disbanding after nearly all of the members attending an extraordinary meeting authorised the leadership to go ahead with the plan. Chairman Lo Kin-hei said on Sunday that more than 110 people attended the 1½-hour meeting, with…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once a powerful opposition force in the city’s political landscape, is a step closer to disbanding after nearly all of the members attending an extraordinary meeting authorised the leadership to go ahead with the plan. Chairman Lo Kin-hei said on Sunday that more than 110 people attended the 1½-hour meeting, with…
Veterans of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party have described a motion to disband the group as “deeply sad”, saying the move takes into consideration the situation facing core members and those currently in prison. One of the party veterans also said on Friday that a contact in the Communist Party of China had previously expressed doubts…
The pool of foreign judges available to sit on cases before Hong Kong’s top court is shrinking. The latest departure, by a British judge, is the fifth this year. Only six remain. This time, there was no controversy over the judge not renewing his three-year contract. Nicholas Phillips said his decision was “personal, not political”….