Interview with Mr. Henry Litton (Part 5）- CE designating judges to handle NSL cases October 2020 Article 44 of the National Security Law places responsibility for designating judicial officers to handle national security cases with the Chief Executive. Do…
Interview with Mr. Henry Litton (Part 4) – Hong Kong National Security Law October 2020 Question: In your view, has China breached the Sino-British Joint Declaration or the Basic Law by enacting the Hong Kong National Security Law?
2020 was a difficult year for many people, but the Sun rises again after every dark night! Lawyers HK wishes you all a Happy New Year! Wishing you all a great new start, peace, good health and full of blessings…
Your recent SCMP article titled “For Hong Kong’s sake, the judiciary must regain Beijing’s trust” was very thought provoking. The first point you mentioned was that the “one country, two systems” policy is the key to preserving Hong Kong’s cultural…
A recent hot topic is separation of powers. The Chief Executive, politicians and lawyers have expressed different views on whether there is the so-called “separation of powers” among the executive, the legislature and the judiciary in Hong Kong. For example,…
A year ago, we initiated more than 300 lawyers to jointly sign a public statement against violence and safeguarding the rule of law. A year, I have many feelings. Recalling that a year ago, everyone got together for the same…
Recent court judgments for cases related to the social events that occurred as a result of the extradition bill have attracted intense public scrutiny and criticism. The Judiciary has received a large number of complaints. As lawyers, we have utmost…
Lawyers HK have placed an ad on local newspapers to show our appreciation of the Mainland medical team for their assistance in the community testing for COVID-19. Dear readers, if you would like to support us in this initiative, please…
我們收到一封由116位香港律師致聯合國的信函，信函提及他們對《港區國安法》的一些看法、某些西方國家對《港區國安法》的無理批評和雙重標準、他們希望其他國家不要再干預中國和香港的內部事務、香港過去一年的暴力事件和他們希望香港回復和平穩定的願望。我們在此與大家分享有關信函的內容： 27 July 2020 To: The United Nations Office at Geneva Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Hong Kong National Security Law By now, after almost blanket coverage by Western media, the…
