Hong Kong legal heavyweights warn against Beijing interpretations of Basic Law
Justice Secretary Rimsky Yuen says National People’s Congress Standing Committee should avoid ruling in matters that could be handled by city’s own court system
In his last address at the legal year opening ceremony as secretary for justice under the current administration, Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung weighed in on the need for the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) to interpret the Basic Law in November after localist lawmakers took their oaths to insult China.
“I am confident that the rule of law in Hong Kong does and will remain well and alive after the interpretation,” Yuen said.
“For future purposes, may I also venture to suggest that matters that can be properly handled within Hong Kong’s legal or judicial system should be left to be dealt with at the Hong Kong level as much as possible.”