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There were occasional time lags resulting in pixelated footage. But much of the session – which began slightly after the start time of 10 am – was streamed smoothly as the Court of Final Appeal heard the case involving a legal aid dispute.
The live stream, of proceedings for a case at the Court of Final Appeal, took place on Wednesday morning. The case is one of two in January – both at the top court – that will be broadcast live online as part of a trial run.
There were occasional time lags resulting in pixelated footage. But much of the session – which began slightly after the start time of 10 am – was streamed smoothly as the Court of Final Appeal heard the case involving “MK” and the Director of Legal Aid.
MK, a pseudonym, is a female applicant who in 2019 lost a challenge against the city’s non-recognition of same-sex marriage. The current hearing relates to a dispute over the government’s repeal of legal aid that was originally granted to her for the case.
On the screen, the live footage was split into two windows, one showing Jonathan Chang – the senior counsel representing MK – and the other showing the judges’ bench.
Viewers were barred from capturing or recording the broadcast. The Judiciary earlier said that measures would be implemented to “deter unauthorised recording, screen capturing and illegal distribution of the live broadcast footage.”
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