HKFP report
“I think it’s ever the more important to basically build confidence within the public, within Hongkongers, that we still believe in the rule of law,” said Selma Masood. “We still cherish those traditional core values that made so Hong Kong so bright.”
Hong Kong solicitor Selma Masood has announced her candidacy for the upcoming Law Society Council election in August, saying that she wants to be the “face of hope” as the city is “at a crossroads.”
Masood, who became a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2006, said on Monday that she decided to run in the election this year as it was “an important time to have a more principled voice in council.”
“[W]e’re at a turning point, right? There has been a tide of change in Hong Kong over the past two years,” said Masood.
“I think it’s ever the more important to basically build confidence within the public, within Hongkongers, that we still believe in the rule of law, we still believe that it’s important for us, and we still cherish those traditional core values that made so Hong Kong so bright.”
The solicitor also said that she would push for council members to give a “more timely response” on issues regarding justice and the rule of law if she was elected.
‘There is no groups’
Five new members will be chosen in the election, set to be held on August 24, to replace the longest-standing solicitors in the Law Society Council.
First Hong Kong solicitor to announce candidacy in upcoming Law Society election
