Newly-elected Bar Association chairwoman Winnie Tam vows to defend rule of law
Barristers' organisation's leader promises to spare no effort carrying on predecessor's work
The new leaders of the Bar Association have pledged to defend the rule of law from any attack, just as their professional body has always done.
Winnie Tam Wan-chi SC, who had been vice-chair, became the new chairwoman of the barristers' organisation at its annual general meeting yesterday after the position was uncontested.
She vowed to spare no effort in carrying on the work of the body, describing her style as "similar" to outgoing chairman Paul Shieh Wing-tai SC.
"We have worked together very well for four years," Tam told reporters after the meeting.
"What we've said and done is a collective effort. The association's standpoint will not change overnight just because the leader is changed."
She noted that political events last year had brought pressure on the association, but said she was ready for challenges in the coming year.
At the height of the Occupy Central sit-ins in October, the association twice criticised protesters' defiance of injunctions to clear the streets, warning of an erosion of the rule of law.