Reuters: Hong Kong’s former chief judge says upholding rule of law not political

  • Rule of law ‘not a political concept,’ Geoffrey Ma tells Law Society
  • Ma calls on judges to work ‘without fear or favour or bias’
  • Speech comes amid fraught election at legal organisation

HONG KONG, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s former chief judge urged solicitors to continue speaking up for the rule of law, saying it was their public duty and not political, as lawyers chose a council to govern their profession overshadowed by a national security law imposed by China.

Read more at  https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-hong-kongs-former-chief-judge-says-upholding-rule-law-not-political-2021-08-25/

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