From left, Janet Pang, Kenneth Lam, Michelle Tsoi, Davyd Wong and Mark Daly all expressed their opposition to the commentary. Around 7000 Correctional Services Department officers will receive a CD signed by commisioner Woo Ying-ming to mark the department's centenary. The lawyers called on Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah to take action to defend the judiciary against the accusations from state-run media. The five lawyers also expressed concerns over suggestions in the commentary that Lai's case should be taken over by mainland authorities by invoking Article 55 of the national security law. The article allows the Office for Safeguarding National Security to intervene in certain cases if foreign intervention is involved and the Hong Kong government cannot enforce the national security law effectively.

Source: The Standard December 30, 2020 19:07 UTC