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Teresa Cheng
Teresa Cheng
Teresa Cheng, SC, is Hong Kong’s secretary for justice.

To suggest that the national security law or electoral changes breached the Sino-British Joint Declaration is plainly wrong. the courts remain impartial and committed to the rule of law, and political pressure on judges will not be tolerated.

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The US ‘advisory’ about an increased risk of doing business in Hong Kong has no basis in fact. The city is prospering and the enactment of the national security law has not affected the business environment and operation of commercial law.

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The revamp is aimed at synthesising a new democratic electoral system best suited to Hong Kong’s actual situation and with Hong Kong characteristics. The ultimate aim of universal suffrage, as promised in the Basic Law, remains unchanged.

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The Basic Law lays down an executive-led system, while providing for the division of powers among the executive, judiciary and legislature. While court judgments have referred to ‘separation of powers’, they have not addressed the concept in detail and have also affirmed the executive-led system.

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