UK has begun consultaions with the Supreme Court president on when to review whether it is right for British judges to sit as non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. “Wake up and stop the old colonial dream of interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs!,'' it quoted a spokesperson as saying. In the foreword, Raab said he had begun consulting on what to do about British judges who currently sit on Hong Kong’s top court. “I have begun consultations with Lord Reed, President of the UK Supreme Court, concerning when to review whether it continues to be appropriate for British judges to sit as non-permanent judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal,” Raab said. Britain had already announced new immigration rules making it easier for people from Hong Kong to live in the United Kingdom, suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and extended its China arms embargo to include Hong Kong.

Source: The Standard November 24, 2020 01:18 UTC