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‘Illegal entrants must be tried on mainland’
HONG KONG: Chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said that the 12 people arrested by mainland law enforcement agencies over illegal entry and who were wanted by Hong Kong police must first complete legal proceedings in the mainland.
Lam: Legal system will stay intact under security law
HONG KONG: Leader and political heavyweights said the city’s judicial independence is intact and robust under the National Security Law, and the resignation of a veteran Australian judge from the city’s top court will in no way hamper its judicial independence.
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam extends social-distancing rules to cover Mid-Autumn Festival
HONG KONG, Sept 22 (SCMP): Existing curbs, such as limiting to four the number of people allowed to eat out together or gather in public, to last until at least October 1Lam says continued existence of untraced coronavirus cases prevents further relaxation, as city expects nine new infections
Hong Kong protests: murder suspect at centre of extradition bill crisis will surrender to Taiwan authorities ‘once borders reopen’
HONG KONG, Sept 22 (SCMP): Priest supporting Chan Tong-kai sets out timetable for the Hongkonger to hand himself in as promisedHong Kong government held up Chan’s case as key justification for extradition bill, which sparked city’s anti-government protests
Veteran Australian judge James Spigelman resigns from Hong Kong’s top court two years before end of term
HONG KONG, Sept 18 (SCMP): Chief executive office confirms revocation of his post on September 2, but states that no reason was given by judgeSpigelman was chief justice of New South Wales from 1998 to 2011 and appointed as a non-permanent judge of city’s Court of Final Appeal in 2013
Hong Kong protests: Carrie Lam says calling 12 detained in Shenzhen democracy activists an attempt to distract from wanted status
HONG KONG, Sept 15 (SCMP): ‘Essence of the matter’ is that local police are seeking members of the group for alleged crimes tied to anti-government protests, city leader says at press briefingLam also says Hong Kong consistent in handling of cases despite open calls for return of five would-be asylum seekers detained by Taiwan last month
China calls Hong Kong people arrested at sea 'separatists'
BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters): The 12 Hong Kong people arrested at sea by mainland authorities last month were separatists, a spokeswoman for China's foreign ministry said on Sunday, in response to her US counterpart's characterisation of the arrest as a deterioration of human rights.
National security law stabilises HK, says advisors
HONG KONG: The national security law in Hong Kong has restored stability to Hong Kong and will give it more opportunities to participate in national development, innovation advisers to the chief executive of the autonomous region said.
National security law restores stability in Hong Kong: advisers to HKSAR chief executive
HONG KONG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The national security law in Hong Kong has restored stability to Hong Kong and will give Hong Kong more opportunities to participate in national development, innovation advisers to the chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said Tuesday.
Carrie Lam denies Hong Kong activist’s sedition arrest a threat to free speech, declines to address police tackling of 12-year-old girl
HONG KONG, Sept 8 (SCMP): Criticism of government officials alone not enough to warrant sedition charges, Lam says, while adding the age of the colonial-era law was irrelevantAsked if police overreacted in treatment of schoolgirl, Lam declines to ‘give opinion on the actual operation’ but says complaints will be investigated
