HONG KONG, Sept 18 (SCMP): A veteran Australian judge has resigned from Hong Kong’s top court two years before his original term is set to expire, with the Chief Executive’s Office saying no reason was given for the move.
According to the government gazette published on Friday, the appointment of James Spigelman as a non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal had been withdrawn by Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor from Sept 2.
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