Floats themed on the Hong Kong and Macau handovers, at a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing on October 1. Photo: Simon Song
Hong Kong’s common law system can endure past 2047, but will it?
- The common law system can endure in Hong Kong even if its economy more closely resembles Chinese socialism – the problem is uncertainty
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Hong Kong Basic Law
Floats themed on the Hong Kong and Macau handovers, at a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing on October 1. Photo: Simon Song
Protesters march in Causeway Bay on Halloween, on October 31, in defiance of the unpopular anti-mask law, which was hurriedly enacted under colonial-era emergency laws, a move the High Court has struck down as unconstitutional. Photo: May Tse
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Beijing must respect High Court mask-law ruling in the interests of both Hong Kong and China
- Any attempt to undermine Hong Kong’s judiciary would only be seen as a naked power grab by the mainland executive, inadvertently destroying the rule of law crucial to the city’s role as an international financial centre
Protesters march in Causeway Bay on Halloween, on October 31, in defiance of the unpopular anti-mask law, which was hurriedly enacted under colonial-era emergency laws, a move the High Court has struck down as unconstitutional. Photo: May Tse