Hong Kong justice secretary latest minister to downplay former Beijing official's remarks on 'decolonisation' gone awry
The justice secretary became the third minister to play down controversial remarks given yesterday by a former Beijing official who blamed Hong Kong for failing to carry out de-colonisation “in accordance with the law”.
Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung insisted that the common law system and the judiciary as inherited from British rule should be preserved.
“Certainly, not everything should be changed. Those aspects that are advantageous and capable of pushing Hong Kong forward need to be preserved,” Yuen said.
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He also said that laws passed after the handover were all in accordance with the Basic Law, which together with the “one country, two systems” principle should form the basis for both the central and regional governments’ dealings with Hong Kong affairs.
Yuen’s statements followed those of Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah.
Speaking to the media last night before leading a business delegation to Europe, Tsang said he was not sure what Chen meant by Hong Kong’s failure of decolonisation, as most Hongkongers were pragmatic and had witnessed the “absolute advantages” Hong Kong enjoys under one country, two systems.