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Exclusive | Hong Kong protests: organisers postpone event for top judges in Asia-Pacific region fearing ongoing unrest will affect attendance numbers
- 18th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific put on hold until ‘some time next year’
- Postponement adds to the growing list of international events affected by the city’s political turmoil
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A conference held every two years for top judges in the Asia-Pacific region, scheduled to take place in Hong Kong early next month, has been postponed because of the ongoing social unrest in the city.
A senior legal figure told the Post the organisers decided to put the 18th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific on hold until some time next year as they were worried about the potential number of cancellations amid the anti-government protests that have roiled the city for more than four months.
The event was originally scheduled for November 7 and 8. Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li was to have taken part in the round-table meetings of the region’s top judges.
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The postponement adds to the growing list of international events affected by the city’s political turmoil.
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The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on October 3 that the Cyclothon, scheduled for October 13, and the Wine & Dine Festival, planned for October 31, would be called off, citing safety concerns.
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