Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal building. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal building. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Will Hong Kong join Singapore, Malaysia in ditching foreign judges after British law lords’ exit?

  • Foreign judges have long provided an authoritative backstop to Hong Kong’s judiciary, but their relevance has waned in the 25 years since the handover
  • One analyst said it was now a question of ‘when, rather than whether’ the city follows other former British colonies in removing foreign judicial influence