A photo cutout of activist Tam Tak-chi who was found guilty in the city’s first sedition trial since the 1997 handover. An English translation of the ruling in his case has not been provided. Photo: SCMP / Dickson Lee
A photo cutout of activist Tam Tak-chi who was found guilty in the city’s first sedition trial since the 1997 handover. An English translation of the ruling in his case has not been provided. Photo: SCMP / Dickson Lee
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Hong Kong’s system of open justice being lost in translation

  • Rulings in recent court cases involving breaches of the national security law have been delivered only in Chinese, a break from past practice when English translations were available

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Updated: 11:19pm, 13 Mar, 2022

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A photo cutout of activist Tam Tak-chi who was found guilty in the city’s first sedition trial since the 1997 handover. An English translation of the ruling in his case has not been provided. Photo: SCMP / Dickson Lee
A photo cutout of activist Tam Tak-chi who was found guilty in the city’s first sedition trial since the 1997 handover. An English translation of the ruling in his case has not been provided. Photo: SCMP / Dickson Lee
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