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Hong Kong's judges are its final line of defense from Beijing


Hong Kong s judges are its final line of defense from Beijing
Quartz
12/29/2020
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When 12 Hong Kong democracy activists fled the city by boat to escape what they feared would be targeted prosecutions for their role in last year’s protests, they ended up in a far worse situation: on trial in mainland China.
For months their families in Hong Kong have lobbied to bring the twelve back home to a judicial system that still commands a deep level of trust for its independence even as it’s become ever clearer that the other institutions of Hong Kong’s government its executive and legislature are now fully aligned with Beijing. ....

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Hong Kong's judges are its final line of defense from Beijing — Quartz


December 29, 2020
When 12 Hong Kong democracy activists fled the city by boat to escape what they feared would be targeted prosecutions for their role in last year’s protests, they ended up in a far worse situation: on trial in mainland China.
For months their families in Hong Kong have lobbied to bring the twelve back home to a judicial system that still commands a deep level of trust for its independence even as it’s become ever clearer that the other institutions of Hong Kong’s government its executive and legislature are now fully aligned with Beijing.
 
“I honestly never thought we would get to this stage,” said one member of the legal community in November ....

Hong Kong , University Of Hong Kong , Hong Kong General , United Kingdom , United States , Geoffrey Ma , Anderson Chow , Simon Young , Calvin Cheung , Michael Davis , Hong Kongers , Jimmy Lai , Carrie Lam , Agnes Chow , Woodrow Wilson International Center , Apple Daily , Hong Kong Journalists Association , University Of Birmingham , Chinese Communist Party , Mcgill University , Civil Rights Observer , Stand News , Fiona De Londras , Hong Kong Based , ஹாங் காங் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் ஹாங் காங் ,