Unstoppable storm : rights take back seat under Hong Kong security law AFP 11 hrs ago AFP © Anthony WALLACE China imposed the national security law on Hong Kong after the massive and often violent pro-democracy protests in 2019
China s national security law for Hong Kong has shaken the city s legal foundations in the year since it was imposed, lawyers say, with court decisions and sweeping new powers for prosecution fuelling concerns about rights and the rule of law.
Unlike the Communist Party-controlled courts in mainland China, Hong Kong has an internationally respected common law system that forms the bedrock of its reputation as a global financial hub.
Rights take back seat under HK security law
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Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmakers are involved in the judicial appointment
Pro-Beijing lawmakers have successfully intervened for the first time in a high-ranking judicial appointment in Hong Kong, when lawyers said it was the latest attack on the city’s beloved independent legal system.
Judge Maria Yuen, the wife of Geoffrey Ma, the city’s former chief justice, said two people who knew the facts should be appointed the next permanent judge of Hong Kong’s last appellate court.
People said he withdrew his candidacy for the city’s high court after lawmakers expressed concern over the appointment. Lawmakers argued that Yuen could have been influenced by her husband, who in the past criticized pro-Beijing elements after defending the neutrality of Hong Kong justice, according to a person who knows their thinking.