Hong Kong challenges to co-location law will not force Beijing’s hand, says member of China’s top legislative body
Challengers file more judicial reviews as acting leader Matthew Cheung signs legislation allowing mainland laws to be enforced on Hong Kong soil
Hong Kong’s sole member of the nation’s top legislative body on Friday dismissed concerns that Beijing would act against mounting legal challenges to legislation allowing mainland laws to be enforced at a rail terminus in the city.
The remarks by Tam Yiu-chung, who serves on the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), came after three more judicial reviews were filed at the High Court against the so-called co-location ordinance, which was gazetted after acting chief executive Matthew Cheung Kin-chung signed the legislation.
The joint border check point will be set up at the West Kowloon terminus of a high-speed rail linking the city to Guangzhou.