Saturday, October 7, 2017

Justice chief defends Hong Kong courts after judicial independence ranking falls for third consecutive year

The justice chief said while the


government was concerned about the ranking drop, he saw nothing undermining the independence of the legal system in the past year.
“Judges and judicial staff at all levels in Hong Kong have been handling every single case professionally, dedicatedly and independently,” he said.
Yuen acknowledged that in the local and international community, there were some “subjective perceptions” about the city’s judicial independence.
“We can’t solely rely on subjective feelings but have to look at the facts,” he said.
Yuen promised to put more effort into explaining the independence of Hong Kong’s legal system to people at home and abroad “so that they will have a more objective, comprehensive and accurate understanding of the situation”.