Future of Hong Kong: Beijing targets independent judiciary with fierce clampdown on lawyers
The new national security law is a game-changer for the city’s common law system This article is the first in our three-part series, The Future of Hong Kong, looking at how much has changed since the first protests against Beijing's extradition bill two years ago. Martin Lee, a respected Hong Kong barrister, had just finished his Saturday morning walk around Hong Kong’s Victoria Park when seven police officers arrived at his door to arrest him. The detention of Mr Lee, known by many as the “father of democracy” in Hong Kong and who helped to write its mini-constitution, was seen as a...
Source: telegraph.co.uk