Judicial independence key: HK’s new top judge
Reuters, HONG KONG
Hong Kong’s new top judge yesterday stressed the importance of the territory’s judicial independence and rule of law, describing them as crucial to business confidence and the international reputation of the global business hub.
Andrew Cheung (張舉能) made his remarks hours after he was sworn in to replace Geoffrey Ma (馬道立), 65, who is retiring after a decade as chief justice in the former British colony.
Cheung, 59, takes office at a pivotal moment for the territory’s judges amid rising political pressures and the new National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
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HONG KONG, Jan 2 (SCMP): Hong Kong’s commerce minister is not optimistic about resuming talks on the postponed travel bubble with Singapore, citing the surging Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, but he has offered a sliver of hope for eager travellers by pointing to vaccines.
In a wide-ranging interview, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah said the prospect of quarantine-free air travel agreements, while bleak in the near term, could be rescued if inoculation drives turned the tide against the coronavirus.
As Hong Kong’s fourth wave of infections erupted in late November and derailed the travel bubble with Singapore at the eleventh hour, Yau said the groundwork had been put in place between the two cities.
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble unlikely for now: HK Commerce Secretary
Hong Kongâs Commerce Secretary is not optimistic about resuming talks on the postponed travel bubble with Singapore, citing the surging Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, but he has offered a sliver of hope for eager travellers by pointing to vaccines.
In a wide-ranging interview with Denise Tsang in South China Morning Post, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah said the prospect of quarantine-free air travel agreements, while bleak in the near term, could be rescued if inoculation drives turned the tide against the coronavirus.
As Hong Kongâs fourth wave of infections erupted in late November and derailed the travel bubble with Singapore at the eleventh hour, Yau said the groundwork had been put in place between the two cities. âThe outbreak is at its peak globally, it is not the right time,â he said. âEveryone has to find a s
Hong Kong's commerce minister is not optimistic about resuming talks on the postponed travel bubble with Singapore, citing the surging Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, but he has offered a sliver of hope for eager travellers by pointing to vaccines. In a wide-ranging interview, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah said the prospect of quarantine-free air travel agreements, while bleak in the near term, could be rescued.