The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Mr. Weyand: If Hong Kong‘s judicial independence is compromised, he will no longer serve as a judge in Hong Kong.
The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Mr. Janet Wade, pointed out at the annual hearing of the House of Lords Constitution Committee on Wednesday (17) that he would not serve as a judge in Hong Kong or nominate any judge to Hong Kong if the judicial independence of Hong Kong was compromised, the courts violated the rule of law or judges could not serve in good conscience. (By Derek Fong)
Mr. Wai is also an overseas non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. There are currently 10 British non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
But Weyand stressed that to decide whether the situation in Hong Kong has reached a point where he cannot continue to serve in Hong Kong needs to be handled very carefully, describing it as a very serious step. He revealed that he will meet again shortly with British Foreign Secretary Lan Taowen and Justice Pak Lok-bun to examine the arrangements for sending judges to Hong Kong in light of the current developments in Hong Kong, stressing that he will not let the reputation of the British Supreme Court be tarnished.
The Times published an article on Monday, saying that Hong Kong’s judicial system has “collapsed” (compromised system), the article called for the resignation of British judges in general, should not continue to provide legitimacy for the Hong Kong judicial system.
In Hong Kong, Secretary for Justice Eva Cheng responded on Friday that Hong Kong’s judicial independence is based on a solid system laid out in the Basic Law, that is, judges enjoy tenure and protection from legal action, there is no revolving door system, judges must uphold the rule of law and administer justice in accordance with the judicial oath, with no fear or favour.
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